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| abstract expressionism |
(sometimes cap.) a school of painting that arose after World War II and that was marked by expressive but nonrepresentational images formed by an apparently random and often unconventional application of paint. |
| eloquent |
effective and expressive. [1/2 definitions] |
| gesticulate |
to make hand movements, esp. so as to be more emphatic or expressive while speaking. [1/2 definitions] |
| hula |
a Polynesian dance characterized by rotating hip movements and an expressive pantomime with the arms. |
| motion |
an expressive movement of the body, often to communicate meaning; gesture. [1/8 definitions] |
| pensive |
suggestive or expressive of a deep, sad thoughtfulness. [1/2 definitions] |
| peremptory |
expressive of a command; imperative. [1/4 definitions] |
| Post-Impressionism |
a late-nineteenth-century development in French painting, arising out of Impressionism, in which artists further rejected naturalism to study perceptual subtleties or the expressive dynamics in a subject, often through strong color and bold form. |
| rhapsodic |
rapturously expressive or impassioned. [1/2 definitions] |
| soulful |
expressive of or characterized by deep feeling or profound emotion. |
| speaking |
very expressive. [1/4 definitions] |
| stony |
showing no emotions; not responsive or expressive. [1/4 definitions] |
| tone |
the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, esp. as an expressive quality. [1/10 definitions] |
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