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Meaning of "inexpressive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INEXPRESSIVE

inexpressive  [ˌɪnɪkˈsprɛsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEXPRESSIVE

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

WHAT DOES INEXPRESSIVE 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 inexpressive in the English dictionary

The definition of inexpressive in the dictionary is lacking in expression.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEXPRESSIVE


aggressive
əˈɡrɛsɪv
compressive
kəmˈprɛsɪv
depressive
dɪˈprɛsɪv
digressive
daɪˈɡrɛsɪv
expressive
ɪkˈsprɛsɪv
immunosuppressive
ˌɪmjʊnəʊsəˈprɛsɪv
impressive
ɪmˈprɛsɪv
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 INEXPRESSIVE

inexplainableness
inexplainably
inexplicability
inexplicable
inexplicableness
inexplicably
inexplicit
inexplicitly
inexplicitness
inexpressibility
inexpressible
inexpressibleness
inexpressibly
inexpressively
inexpressiveness
inexpugnability
inexpugnable
inexpugnableness
inexpugnably
inexpungible

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEXPRESSIVE

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 inexpressive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INEXPRESSIVE»

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

Translation of «inexpressive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEXPRESSIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

无表情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inexpresivo
570 millions of speakers

English

inexpressive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिर्वचनीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خلو من المعنى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невыразительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inexpressiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থশূন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inexpressif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak jelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausdruckslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無表情
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무표정한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inexpressive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không biểu lộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொல்ல இயலாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रभावी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ifadesiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inespressivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bez wyrazu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невиразна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit de expresie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανέκφραστο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sonder uitdrukking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inexpressive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uttrykksløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inexpressive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEXPRESSIVE»

The term «inexpressive» is regularly used and occupies the 63.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEXPRESSIVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEXPRESSIVE»

Discover the use of inexpressive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inexpressive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Weimar Modernism: Philosophy, Politics, and Culture in ...
In his essay on Goethe, Benjamin confronts the "will to symbolic totality" in art with the inexpressive (das Ausdruckslose). As we saw, for Benjamin the essential characteristic of the symbolic work of art is a form of "beauty" that in "flooding the  ...
David C. Durst, 2004
2
Benjamin's Ground: New Readings of Walter Benjamin
Pure language that, according to Benjamin, "no longer means or expresses anything, but is, as inexpressive and creative word, that which is meant in all languages" (IV. 1, 19), participates as the inexpressive in the highest forms of linguistic ...
Rainer Nägele, 1986
3
Speaking from the Heart: Gender and the Social Meaning of ...
Inventing the problem of masculine inexpressivity Everyone knows, or so says the gender stereotype, that men are emotionally inexpressive. Expert and lay literature alike have typically equated masculine inexpressivity with constricted ...
Stephanie A. Shields, 2002
4
Reverberating Song in Shakespeare and Milton: Language, ...
The furthest limit of musical description, announcing its own failure, is the word " Inexpressive." According to J .B. Leishman, "Inexpressive" occurs only three times in the English language: once here, once in Lycidas——in reference to ...
Asst Prof Erin Minear, 2013
5
Sexual Salvation: Affirming Women's Sexual Rights and Pleasures
Unfortunately, the properly socialized man is supposed to be strong but inexpressive. Most published studies report reliable differences in the extent to which gay and heterosexual women and men share feelings, provide others with emotional ...
Naomi B. McCormick, 1994
6
Healing the Male Psyche: Therapy as Initiation
It is because they do not want to appear weak. It is a way of keeping control. THE INEXPRESSIVE MALE It is one specific expression of a much bigger pattern, which has been called the 'inexpressive male'. Jack Sattel, in an extensive ...
John Rowan, 1997
7
The Passion According to G.H.
I, who had as my secret theme the inexpressive. An inexpressive face fascinated me; the moment that was not the climax at- tracted me. Nature, what I liked about nature, was its vibrat- ing inexpressiveness. —Ah, I don't know how to tell you, ...
Clarice Lispector, 2012
8
The Handbook of Market Design
In traditional inexpressive markets, the suppliers face exposure problems when bidding. That makes bidding difficult. To illustrate this point, consider a simple auction of two trucking tasks: the first from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles, and the second ...
Nir Vulkan, Alvin E. Roth, Zvika Neeman, 2013
9
The Contagious Power of Thinking: How Your Thoughts Can ...
This was actually first shown in a 1981 study3 undertaken with 27 highly expressive people and 54 inexpressive people, where three volunteers were placed in each room and asked to allow their minds to wander for two minutes.
David R. Hamilton, 2011
10
Child Sexual Abuse: From Harsh Realities to Hope
emotionally inexpressive persons recognize sadness in self and others but have no idea how to work through the issues that cause them to feel sad. So they remain stuck in their emotions or they deal with them in ways that hurt themselves  ...
Jane F. Gilgun, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEXPRESSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inexpressive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Robin Williams' Last Drama Isn't Great, but It's a Heartbreaker
Williams endeavors to become this man, but his impulse is to shut down, to make himself quiet and inexpressive — to strip away who Williams ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
2
Why Aging Issues Should Matter to Gen X and Millennials
No longer do folks 65+ want to saunter through an inexpressive life in a nursing home. Next week's White House Committee on Aging meets ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Football People on TV: Alan Shearer
His Barclays voice-over ads reaching a nadir of inexpressive droning. Hits & Misses. Was for a long time a serial offender on the "Say What You ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
4
Viver Brasil Dance Company opens Hispanic Theater Festival
Her vocabulary of movement is repetitive, limited and inexpressive: waving arms, bending torsos, shimmying shoulders, bluntly kicking legs. «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
5
Instaboy of the Week: Iggy Kolomiyets
I grew up always being shy, quiet, and inexpressive, and I found most Americans to be very expressive and open which was interesting. «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Movie Listings for July 10-16
... elbowed aside by this fact-studded fiction's near-ruinous focus on a gormless surfer played by the chronically inexpressive Josh Hutcherson. «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Road to Nowhere
Williams endeavors to become this man, but his impulse is to shut down, to make himself quiet and inexpressive—to strip away who Williams is ... «OC Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Infinitely Polar Bear Finds Truth in a Manic Mind
... perhaps incorrectly medicated), he shuffles toward them, his face registering brief delight before settling back into an inexpressive smudge. «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
9
Road to Nowhere: Robin Williams's Last Drama Isn't Great, but It's a …
Williams endeavors to become this man, but his impulse is to shut down, to make himself quiet and inexpressive — to strip away who Williams ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
10
REEL SALAZARS 'Cartel Land' Movie Review: When Heroes Turn …
The woman, staring blankly at the camera, is a painful image to behold, her inexpressive face revealing the irreversible damage done to her. «Latin Post, Jul 15»

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