expression (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 9 senses of the word *expression*:
NOUN	attribute	expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face	the feelings expressed on a person's face
	communication	expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion	expression without words
	communication	expression, verbal expression, verbalism	the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
	communication	expression, saying, locution	a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
	communication	expression, formulation	the style of expressing yourself
	communication	expression, formula	a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
	process	expression	(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
	communication	expression, construction, grammatical construction	a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
	act	expression	the act of forcing something out by squeezing / squeezing or pressing

expression pronunciation
Sounds	ihkspreh'shahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The feelings expressed on a person's face.
Example	"a sad expression"
Synonyms	look, aspect, facial expression, face
Narrower	leer	A suggestive or sneering look or grin
Narrower	sparkle, twinkle, spark, light	merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Broader	countenance, visage	The appearance conveyed by a person's face
Spanish	apariencia, aspecto, estampa, expresión
Catalan	aspecte, estampa, expressió, posat

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 2, communication
Meaning	expression without words.
Example	"tears are an expression of grief"
Synonyms	manifestation, reflection, reflexion
Narrower	act	A manifestation of insincerity
	effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition	An unrestrained / unrestrained expression / expression of emotion
	lamentation, mourning	The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
Broader	demonstration, demo	A visual presentation showing how something works
Spanish	expresión, manifestación, reflejo
Catalan	expressió, manifestació

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 3, communication
Meaning	The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions.
Examples	"expressions of good will" "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
Synonyms	verbal expression, verbalism
Narrower	articulation, voice	Expressing in coherent verbal / verbal form
	cold turkey	A blunt expression of views
	congratulation, felicitation	(usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another
Broader	communication, communicating	The activity of communicating
Spanish	expresión
Catalan	expressió
Verbs	express	articulate

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 4, communication
Meaning	A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
Example	"pardon the expression"
Synonyms	saying, locution
Narrower	Beatitude	One of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount
	advice and consent	A legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's / President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
	agrapha	sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
	ambiguity	An expression whose meaning / meaning cannot be determined from its context
	anatomical reference, anatomical	An expression that relates to anatomy
	calque, calque formation, loan translation	An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
	dysphemism	An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
	epigram, quip	A witty saying
	euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
	idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase	An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred / inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
	logion	A saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
	maxim, axiom	A saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
	motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth	A favorite saying of a sect or political group
	proverb, adage, saw, byword	A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
	shucks	An expression of disappointment or irritation
	southernism	A locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
	sumpsimus	A correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression
	tongue twister	An expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
Broader	speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication	(language) communication by word of mouth
Spanish	dicho, expresión, locución, refrán
Catalan	dita, expressió, locució, proverbi, refrany

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 5, communication
Meaning	The style of expressing yourself.
Example	"his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
Synonym	formulation
Narrower	Americanism	An expression / expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
	Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism	An expression / expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
	archaism, archaicism	The use of an archaic expression
	boilerplate	standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
	honorific	An expression of respect
	parlance, idiom	A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
	sentimentalism	The excessive expression of tender feelings, nostalgia, or sadness in any form
	wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage	The manner in which something is expressed in words
Broader	expressive style, style	A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Spanish	expresión
Catalan	expressió

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 6, communication
Meaning	A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.
Synonym	formula
Category	mathematics, math, maths	A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Narrower	exponential expression	A mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power
	primitive	A mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
	sentential function	formal expression containing variables
Broader	mathematical statement	A statement of a mathematical relation
Spanish	expresión, fórmula
Catalan	expressió, fórmula

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 7, process
Meaning	(genetics) the process of expressing a gene.
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broader	organic process, biological process	A process occurring in living organisms
Spanish	expresión
Catalan	expressió
Verbs	express	manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 8, communication
Meaning	A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.
Synonyms	construction, grammatical construction
Narrower	adjunct	A construction that can be used to extend the meaning / meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
	clause	(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
	complement	A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
	involution	A long / long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
	phrase	An expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
	predicator	An expression that predicates
Broader	constituent, grammatical constituent	(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger / larger grammatical construction
Opposite	misconstruction	An ungrammatical constituent
Spanish	construcción
Catalan	construcció

Englishexpression: 9 senses noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of forcing something out by squeezing / squeezing or pressing.
Example	"the expression of milk from her breast"
Broader	squeeze, squeezing	The act of gripping and pressing firmly
Verbs	express	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action

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