Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being expressive; power or force of expression, as by words or looks; the quality of presenting a subject strongly to the senses or to the mind: as, the expressiveness of a word or an adage; the expressiveness of the eye, of the features, or of sounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the quality of being expressive.
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- noun The quality of being
expressive ;expressivity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being expressive
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Examples
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
acceptance 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
Healthcare 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
Community 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
Expression 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
acceptance 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
Pop Culture 2010
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Most of us recognize the sense of comfort we feel when we arrive at a place where we are loved, a sense of ... de-burdening - the load lightens, the stress fades away, words flow smoothly, smiles are more frequent, expressiveness is more unfettered ...
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Another of her surgeons, Bernard Devauchelle, said: Her facial expressiveness is slowly returning and she is talking quite clearly, but has some problems with the letters P and B, which require the lips.
Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives 2006
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And just because the foreign - born retains this expressiveness is he likely to be a better citizen of the American community.
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And just because the foreign - born retains this expressiveness is he likely to be a better citizen of the American community.
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