expression

(n) the feelings expressed on a person's face
- a sad expression
- a look of triumph
- an angry face
look, face, facial expression, aspect,
(n) expression without words
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
reflexion, reflection, manifestation,
(n) the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
- expressions of good will
- he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas
- the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours
verbal expression, verbalism,
(n) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- pardon the expression
locution, saying,
(n) the style of expressing yourself
- he suggested a better formulation
- his manner of expression showed how much he cared
formulation,
(n) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement formula,
(n) (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
(n) a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
grammatical construction, construction,
(n) the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- the expression of milk from her breast

look face facial expression aspect reflexion reflection manifestation verbal expression verbalism locution saying formulation formula grammatical construction construction

misconstruction

expressive

expressionism expressionist expressionistic expressionless