expression
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
expression/ɪkˈspreʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action of expressing something.
- 2 a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion.
- 3 a word or phrase expressing an idea.
- 4 Mathematics a collection of symbols that jointly express a quantity.
– derivatives
expressional adjective,
expressionless adjective,
expressionlessly adverb,
expressionlessness noun.
expressional adjective,
expressionless adjective,
expressionlessly adverb,
expressionlessness noun.
'expression' also found in these Oxford entries:
aargh
- abreaction
- abstract expressionism
- ad-lib
- alack
- alap
- alas
- already
- anthem
- apology
- aporia
- art
- assent
- attaboy
- bag
- bah
- barbarism
- beat generation
- best
- binomial
- black
- bracket
- bully
- byword
- caramba
- censure
- charming
- chatter
- cheer
- clear
- climax
- coefficient
- coin
- coloration
- colouristic
- commentary
- compliment
- condolence
- countenance
- crikey
- cripes
- criticism
- dark
- darken
- deconstruction
- deictic
- derivative
- dimension
- diminutive
- dissent
