expression

ex-pres-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of conveying thoughts or feelings in words or actions.

  2. 2.

    A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one.

  3. 3.

    The look on someone's face that conveys emotion.

  4. 4.

    (Mathematics) A collection of symbols representing a value.

Forms

plural: expressions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    facial expression — The look on someone's face.
  • •
    freedom of expression — The right to express opinions.
  • •
    beyond expression — Too extreme to be expressed in words.
  • •
    give expression to — To express or convey something.

Related words

Antonyms: suppression
See also: face, idiom, phrase, statement
Synonyms: look, manifestation, phrase, utterance

Etymology

From Latin expressio ("a pressing out, expression"), from exprimere ("to press out, express"), from ex- ("out") + premere ("to press").