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- pronunciation:
- ihk
spre
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act of telling or showing thoughts or feelings.
His gift was an expression of his love.- synonyms:
- communication, telling
- similar words:
- announcement, enunciation, proclamation, relation, show, speech, statement, talk
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definition 2: |
the appearance of one's face at a particular moment that communicates how one feels.
She has tears in her eyes and a sad expression on her face.- similar words:
- air, appearance, aspect, bearing, face, look, posture, tone
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definition 3: |
the use of tone of voice or position of the body or face to show feeling.
The teacher read the story with lots of expression.- similar words:
- appearance, attitude, manner, mode, posture, set, way
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definition 4: |
a common saying.
My brother uses the expression, "It takes one to know one."- synonyms:
- saying
- similar words:
- adage, idiom, proverb, term
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related words: |
declaration, gesture, outlet, tongue |
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derivations: |
expressionless (adj.), expressionlessly (adv.) |
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