English-Thai Dictionary

expressive

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPRESSIVE

a.Serving to express; serving to utter or represent; followed by of. He sent a letter couched in terms expressive of his gratitude. Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
1. Representing with force; emphatical.
These words are very expressive.
2. Showing; representing; as an expressive sign.

 

EXPRESSIVELY

adv. In an expressive manner; clearly; fully; with a clear representation.

 

EXPRESSIVENESS

n.The quality of being expressive; the power of expression or representation by words. 1. The power or force of representation; the quality of presenting a subject strongly to the senses or to the mind; as the expressiveness of the eye, or of the features, or of sounds.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPRESSIVE

Ex *press "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. expressif. ]

 

1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude. Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. Tickell.

 

2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words. You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. Shak. Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke. Littelton. -- Ex *press "ive *ly, adv. -- Ex *press "ive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

expressive

ex pres sive |ikˈspresiv ɪkˈsprɛsɪv | ▶adjective effectively conveying thought or feeling. • [ predic. ] (expressive of ) conveying (the specified quality or idea ): the spires are expressive of religious aspiration. DERIVATIVES ex pres sive ly adverb, ex pres sive ness noun, ex pres siv i ty |ˌekspreˈsivitē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out ’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere ‘press out ’ (see express 3 ). Compare with express 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

expressive

ex ¦pres |sive |ɪkˈsprɛsɪv, ɛk- | ▶adjective effectively conveying thought or feeling: she has big expressive eyes. • (expressive of ) conveying (a specified quality or idea ): the spires are expressive of religious aspiration. DERIVATIVES expressively adverb, expressiveness noun, expressivity |-ˈsɪvɪti |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘tending to press out ’): from French expressif, -ive or medieval Latin expressivus, from exprimere ‘press out ’ (see express 3 ). Compare with express 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

expressive

expressive adjective 1 an expressive shrug: eloquent, meaningful, demonstrative, suggestive. ANTONYMS expressionless. 2 an expressive song: emotional, full of emotion /feeling, passionate, poignant, moving, stirring, evocative, powerful, emotionally charged. ANTONYMS unemotional. 3 his diction is very expressive of his upbringing: indicative, demonstrative, revealing.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

expressive

expressive adjective 1 he gave an expressive shrug: eloquent, meaningful, telling, revealing, demonstrative, suggestive. ANTONYMS expressionless. 2 a haunted and expressive song: emotional, full of emotion /feeling, indicating emotion /feeling, passionate, intense, deeply felt, poignant, moving, stirring, striking, evocative, artistic; vivid, graphic, descriptive, ardent, powerful, charged, imaginative, inspired, visionary. ANTONYMS inexpressive; unemotional. 3 his diction is very expressive of his Englishness: indicative, demonstrative, demonstrating, showing, suggesting, revealing, underlining.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

expressive

ex pres sive /ɪksprésɪv, eks- /形容詞 1 表情の豊かな ; 意味ありげな, 意味深長な ▸ expressive eyes [looks ]表情に富む目 [顔 ]つき ▸ expressive words 意味深長な言葉 ▸ an expressive nod 意味ありげなうなずき 2 〖be ～〗 «…を » 表している, 表現する «of » ▸ a look expressive of gratitude 感謝の面持ち 3 表現 (上 )の, 表現的な ▸ expressive powers 表現能力 ～ly 副詞 表情豊かに .～ness 名詞 U 表情の豊かさ, 表現力 .