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Meaning of "expressive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPRESSIVE

expressive  [ɪkˈsprɛsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPRESSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expressive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EXPRESSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Expressivity

Expressivity is a term used in genetics to refer to variations in a phenotype among individuals carrying a particular genotype. It is determined by the proportion of individuals with a given genotype who also possess the associated phenotype. This differs from penetrance, which refers to the likelihood of the gene generating its associated phenotype at all. In contrast, expressivity refers to the influence of an expressed gene at the level of particular individuals. Expressivity can therefore be used to characterize qualitatively or quantitatively the extent of phenotypic variation within a particular genotype. The term is analogous to the severity of a condition in clinical medicine. For example, the volume of blood ejected from the pumping heart with each contraction, relative to the total amount of blood contained in the heart's chamber can be quantified by echocardiography and is called the ejection fraction. If a specific genotype is associated with the development of congestive heart failure, the expressivity would be represented by the range of ejection fractions seen in patients that have that genotype.

Definition of expressive in the English dictionary

The first definition of expressive in the dictionary is of, involving, or full of expression. Other definition of expressive is foll by of indicative or suggestive. Expressive is also having a particular meaning, feeling, or force; significant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPRESSIVE


aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
compressive
kəmˈprɛsɪv
depressive
dɪˈprɛsɪv
digressive
daɪˈɡrɛsɪv
immunosuppressive
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛsɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
inexpressive
ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪv
nonprogressive
ˌnɒnprəˈɡrɛsɪv
oppressive
əˈprɛsɪv
progressive
prəˈɡrɛsɪv
regressive
rɪˈɡrɛsɪv
repressive
rɪˈprɛsɪv
retrogressive
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛsɪv
suppressive
səˈprɛsɪv
transgressive
ˌtrænzˈɡrɛsɪv
unaggressive
ˌʌnəˈɡrɛsɪv
unexpressive
ˌʌnɪkˈsprɛsɪv
unimpressive
ˌʌnɪmˈprɛsɪv
unoppressive
ˌʌnəˈprɛsɪv
unprogressive
ˌʌnprəˈɡrɛsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPRESSIVE

expresser
expressible
expression
expression mark
expressional
expressionism
expressionist
expressionistic
expressionless
expressionlessly
expressively
expressiveness
expressivity
expressly
expressman
expressmen
expressness
expresso
expressure
expressway

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPRESSIVE

adessive
antitussive
comprehensive
concussive
dismissive
emissive
essive
excessive
inessive
massive
missive
obsessive
passive
passive-aggressive
percussive
permissive
possessive
recessive
submissive
successive
supermassive

Synonyms and antonyms of expressive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPRESSIVE»

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

Translation of «expressive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPRESSIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

富于表现力的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expresivo
570 millions of speakers

English

expressive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अर्थपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معبرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выразительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expressivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাবপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expressif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ekspresif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausdrucksvoll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

表情豊かな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

표정이 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ekspresif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biểu cảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்படையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्थपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

espressivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ekspresyjne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виразний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

expresiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκφραστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitdrukkingsvolle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uttrycks
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uttrykks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expressive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPRESSIVE»

The term «expressive» is very widely used and occupies the 20.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPRESSIVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPRESSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expressive.
1
Sam Abell
There are a lot of ways to be expressive in life, but I wasn't good at some of them. Music, for instance. I was a distinct failure with the cello. Eventually, my parents sold the cello and bought a vacuum cleaner. The sound in our home improved.
2
Grant Achatz
Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art.
3
Peter Ackroyd
I think biography can be more personal than fiction, and certainly can be more expressive.
4
Lucy Alibar
My dad, like many Southern men, is this very emotionally expressive person who isn't as articulate in words about his feelings as he is with breaking a chair or something like that.
5
Kris Allen
I'm not a man of many words, I'm not very expressive or emotional, but it comes out in my music.
6
William Henry Ashley
Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.
7
Kathy Baker
I worry about my face not having expression. I've never been known for glamour, so it's probably easier for me than it is for someone who has been known for her incredible beauty and glamour. I always wanted to be Geraldine Page, who was just a fabulous actress with just a nice, normal, expressive face.
8
Ishmael Beah
My mother tongue, Mende, is very expressive, very figurative, and when I write, I always struggle to find the English equivalent of things that I really want to say in Mende. For example, in Mende, you wouldn't say 'night came suddenly'; you would say 'the sky rolled over and changed its sides.'
9
E. F. Benson
Queen Victoria did not regard art, letters, or music as in any way springing from national character: they were something quite apart, elegant decorations resembling a scarf or a bracelet, and in no way expressive of the soul of the country.
10
Jessica Chastain
I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPRESSIVE»

Discover the use of expressive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expressive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Expressive Arts Activity Book: A Resource for Professionals
The Expressive Arts Activity Book is full of fun, easy, creative ideas for workers in hospitals, clinics, schools, hospices, spiritual and religious settings, and in private practice.
Suzanne Darley, Wende Heath, 2007
2
Art in Action: Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change
Offering visionary perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as well as psychotherapists, ...
Stephen K Levine, Ellen Levine, 2011
3
Expressive Processing: Digital Fictions, Computer Games, and ...
From the complex city-planning game SimCity to the virtual therapist Eliza: how computational processes open possibilities for understanding and creating digital media.
Noah Wardrip-Fruin, 2009
4
Integrating the Expressive Arts into Counseling Practice: ...
By reading and studying this work, practitioners can enrich the lives of their clients and their own effectiveness. [It] translates theory into practice and transforms mainstream counseling approaches into extremely useful devices for ...
Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LMHC, LPC, NCC, Nancy L. Davis PhD, LPC, LSC, 2010
5
Expressive Therapies
This timely volume offers a comprehensive presentation of these innovative and powerful modalities.
Cathy A. Malchiodi, 2013
6
Expressive Handmade Books
Ways to begin - Paper - Measuring - Scoring - Adhesives - Circle accordions - Flags - Side bindings - Sewn signatures - Folds and twists - Covers and closures - Sorting.
Alisa Golden, 2005
7
Expressive!
In accompanying essays, philosopher and art historian Donald Kuspit sets out to trace the meaning of the term "expressive"; curator Markus Brderlin explores expressionism by looking backwards from neo-expressionism; and numerous short texts ...
Donald Burton Kuspit, Markus Brüderlin, Fondation Beyeler, 2003
8
Drawing Expressive Portraits
Presents step-by-step techniques for drawing a variety of portraits.
Paul Leveille, 2001
9
Expressive Drawing: A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist ...
The book features hundreds of images of work by well-known artists from Debuffet to Jim Dine—and each chapter includes a profile of someone who came to drawing late in life and achieved recognition.
Steven Aimone, 2009
10
Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy: Toward a ...
Challenging traditional therapeutic approaches to the arts in which art is often secondary to a psychological model, Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy provides a coherent theoretical framework for an expressive arts therapy ...
Paolo J. Knill, Ellen G. Levine, Stephen K. Levine, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPRESSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expressive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Earrings added to computer image of girl found dead on beach
The previous image, portraying a girl with long brown hair, chubby cheeks and expressive brown eyes, had been seen by about 47 million ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
2
Axing GCSE coursework bad for pupils diagnosed with behavioural …
With the emphasis on a GCSE final exam - as well as the upcoming axing of the expressive arts syllabus in 2017, which the school majored on ... «Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Jul 15»
3
A Documentarian Wonders: 'Do I Sound Gay?'
... boys who, far from feeling cowed by the abuse they took as kids, stiffened their spines and took full ownership of their own expressive styles. «WUWM, Jul 15»
4
Serena's rival? Surely not Sharapova
Murguruza is a potentially charismatic star, 6 feet tall with a large, expressive smile made for bright lights, as well as a roundhouse backhand ... «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Portraying reality in Brezhnev's Soviet state
... presents work by a little-known subset of Soviet nonconformist artists who pursued their expressive intentions via super-real representation. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
6
Indigenous summer reading: 3 top picks by Shelagh Rogers
This book by Daniel Heath Justice (the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture at UBC) is part of a natural ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Well-done 'Testament of Youth' captures horror of war
In James Kent's lush film adaptation — a must for all "Downton Abbey" fans — Vera is played by the expressive Alicia Vikander ("Ex Machina," ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
8
Wake allows religious, political events in libraries after lawsuit
“If the (library) room is opened up to create what the Supreme Court calls a designated forum for expressive activities, then the library cannot ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
9
Story collections by Thomas McGuane, Luis Alberto Urrea and …
... interior, slightly dotty — in a way that is remarkably expressive and even poignant. In the best of Swift's stories, the subject is time itself — how ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
The Little Crane and The Long Journey
... hand puppet, escapes what could be a somewhat plodding role with his superb focus and expressive handling of the helmet-sized character. «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»

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