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The infinite variety in the properties of the solid materials we find in the world is really the expression of the infinite variety of the ways in which the atoms and molecules can be tied together, and of the strength of those ties.
William Henry Bragg

Meaning of "expression" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPRESSION

expression  [ɪkˈsprɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPRESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expression is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPRESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of expression in the English dictionary

The first definition of expression in the dictionary is the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words. Other definition of expression is a manifestation of an emotion, feeling, etc, without words. Expression is also communication of emotion through music, painting, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPRESSION


aggression
əˈɡrɛʃən
antidepression
ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛʃən
carburetion
ˌkɑːbjʊˈrɛʃən
compression
kəmˈprɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
digression
daɪˈɡrɛʃən
discretion
dɪˈskrɛʃən
freshen
ˈfrɛʃən
immunosuppression
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
introgression
ˌɪntrəˈɡrɛʃən
misimpression
ˌmɪsɪmˈprɛʃən
oppression
əˈprɛʃən
postdepression
ˌpəʊstdɪˈprɛʃən
progression
prəˈɡrɛʃən
regression
rɪˈɡrɛʃən
reimpression
ˌriːɪmˈprɛʃən
retrogression
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛʃən
suppression
səˈprɛʃən
transgression
trænzˈɡrɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPRESSION

express delivery
express delivery service
express mail
express oneself
express rifle
express train
expressage
expresser
expressible
expression mark
expressional
expressionism
expressionist
expressionistic
expressionless
expressionlessly
expressive
expressively
expressiveness
expressivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPRESSION

accession
admission
commission
compassion
confession
conversion
discussion
emission
mission
obsession
passion
percussion
permission
possession
pression
profession
recession
session
submission
succession
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of expression in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPRESSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expression» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of expression

Translation of «expression» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPRESSION

Find out the translation of expression to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of expression from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expression» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

表情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expresión
570 millions of speakers

English

expression
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभिव्यक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تَعْبِير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выражение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expressão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expression
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ungkapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Äußerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

表現
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

표현
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekspresi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự diễn tả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिव्यक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ifade
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

espressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrażenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вираження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expresie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έκφραση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitdrukking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uttryck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ytring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expression

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPRESSION»

The term «expression» is very widely used and occupies the 4.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of expression
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «expression».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPRESSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expression» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expression» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expression

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPRESSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expression.
1
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Spirituality is deeply personal. Yet, society has to face the fact that certain faiths celebrate spirituality through an overt expression of inner convictions.
2
Ted Allen
Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness, and entertaining is a way to be both generous and creative. You're sharing your life with people. Of course, it's also an expression of your own need for approval and applause. Nothing wrong with that.
3
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
4
Margot Asquith
From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.
5
Rick Baker
When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt.
6
Bob Beamon
Sometimes when you've reached a peak experience, you look for other peak experiences... I'd always been interested in art. I was looking for other experiences outside of sports. Art was a form of expression I had always liked a great deal.
7
Paul Bloom
Once we accept violence as an adaptation, it makes sense that its expression is calibrated to the environment. The same individual will behave differently if he comes of age in Detroit, Mich., versus Windsor, Ontario; in New York in the 1980s versus New York now; in a culture of honor versus a culture of dignity.
8
Tara Brach
If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.
9
William Henry Bragg
The infinite variety in the properties of the solid materials we find in the world is really the expression of the infinite variety of the ways in which the atoms and molecules can be tied together, and of the strength of those ties.
10
Nathaniel Branden
Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPRESSION»

Discover the use of expression in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expression and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cricut Expression: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating with ...
For beginners, learn the basics of how to use your machine by: Seeing the correct settings for every cut with our cutting guide Learning the tips and tricks to cutting exactly where you want Starting to number your handbooks for ease of ...
Cathie Rigby, 2012
2
Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts
A direct successor to Searle's Speech Acts (C.U.P. 1969), Expression and Meaning refines earlier analyses and extends speech-act theory to new areas including indirect and figurative discourse, metaphor and fiction.
John R. Searle, 1985
3
Against Expression: An Anthology of Conceptual Writing
The works of more than a hundred writers from Aasprong to Zykov demonstrate a remarkable variety of new ways of thinking about the nature of texts, information, and art, using found, appropriated, and randomly generated texts to explore the ...
Craig Dworkin, Kenneth Goldsmith, 2011
4
Darwin and Facial Expression: A Century of Research in Review
This Malor edition has new and updated references.
Paul Ekman, 2006
5
The Expression of Negation
Precisely this is the aim of the present series. The short volumes will bring together what is known about the expression of a particular category in human language.
Laurence R. Horn, 2010
6
Expression in Pop-rock Music: A Collection of Critical and ...
First published in 2000
Walter Everett, 2000
7
The Psychology of Facial Expression
This reference work provides broad and up-to-date coverage of the major perspectives--ethological, neurobehavioral, developmental, dynamic systems, and componential--on facial expression.
James A. Russell, José Miguel Fernández-Dols, 1997
8
Freedom of Expression: In Constitutional and International ...
Freedom of expression is not absolute, even although it is a fundamental right enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights.
Michel Verpeaux, 2010
9
Freedom Of Expression: Overzealous Copyright Bozos And Other ...
An incisive and troubling look at the issue of intellectual property law and its repercussions for American culture and and our everyday lives explains how the trend toward privatization of such items as public space, English language, and ...
Kembrew McLeod, 2005
10
Secrecy and Liberty: National Security, Freedom of ...
A. Notes on Editors.
Sandra Coliver, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPRESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expression is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jennifer Lawrence Meeting Bill Murray Is the Purest Expression of …
If that is not the truest expression of happiness that has ever been captured, then we don't know what happiness is. The fact that this meeting ... «Entertainment Tonight, Jul 15»
2
Pendleton Whisky Adds New Brandy Barrel Aged Expression
Pendleton Midnight Pendleton Whisky, which we first wrote about back in April when a special bottling of its flagship product was released, is a ... «The Whiskey Wash, Jul 15»
3
Thailand is a land of free expression
1. Whatever our politics, Thailand has always been a free and open society, and the right of freedom of expression is one of the core values of ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
4
Orang Asli parents right of expression violated, claims group
Andak Caling, the grandmother of the victim, said she was 'aggrieved' by the decision not to allow the parents to join the meeting as 60% of the ... «The Rakyat Post, Jul 15»
5
One dancer's art of expression
TIMES PHOTO: JAIME VALDEZ - Oluyinka Akinjiola of Portland will be performing at Ten Tiny Her hands push against the force of the air ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
6
IPA: 'Freedom of expression linked to copyright'
A new IPA report suggests that the poor state of creative industries and of freedom of expression in developing countries is directly linked to the ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
7
3-year-old gets first ticket and his expression is priceless!
Looks like this 3-year-old will think twice before flagrantly disregarding any traffic laws again. The toddler's expression says of getting caught in ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Letter: Free expression goes overboard
While I support free expression, it was disgusting to see some riders “airing out their junk” on Bixi rental bikes. Do they just put the bike back in ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
9
This System Turns Drums Into a Brand-New Tool for Creative …
... the musicians to play “between” sounds and to control other sound effects based on where the drum is hit, inviting artists to new forms of creative expression. «Big Think, Jul 15»
10
Scene & Heard: Artistic Expression
Held on Sunday, July 12, and hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Racine County, Artistic Expression 2015 is designed to ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»

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