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expressive

[ik-spres-iv] / ɪkˈsprɛs ɪv /


Usage

What are other ways to say expressive? The adjective expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. Suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark.

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"It is a combination of a real standout of its era, a winning team and then the first real kind of expressive design coming to the fore."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The research team believes these discoveries could eventually transform music education by making expressive techniques easier to teach and visualize.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Researchers in related fields are already exploring technologies inspired by expressive musical performance.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

He wrote The Human Zoo and Intimate Behaviour, in Malta, and then became fascinated by the expressive body language of the people of the Mediterranean.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Photographs from Ernest’s adolescence portray a handsome young boy, with his mother’s full lips and his father’s expressive blue eyes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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