meaning of expression
1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc. ; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc. ; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.
6. The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs.
7. the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her
">breast"
Related Words
expression | expression tree | expressional | expressionism | expressionist | expressionistic | expressionless |
