Expression

//əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩//

Synonyms for "expression" (311 found)

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Closest matches (63)

Noun(2 words)
aspectconstruction

Strong matches (93)

dialectdictatedictiondictumdifferentiationdisclosuredisentanglementdisseminationdistichdistillationdrawingdrawing outdredgingdrillingeffective styleeloquenceeloquent tongueembodimentemotionenucleation
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Related words (155)

meaningmeaningfulnessmentionmetonymmezzo staccatomienminimum free formminingmonosyllablemoralmotmottomusic-makingnamingnotenoun phrasenuanceobservationoracleoratory
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paragraphparlanceparlandoparthian shotpassionpathospeculiar expressionperformanceperiodphrasal idiomphraseologyphrasingpianismpicking outpithy sayingpizzicatopneumatophanypointingpointing outpointing topolysyllablepositionpreceptprescriptpressingpressing outpronouncementproofproverbproverbial sayingproverbspublicationpullingquarryingquestionreflectionremarkreminderremovalrenderingrenditionrepercussionrepresentationrevelationrhetoricripping outrubatosatanophanysawsayselectionsensitivitysentencesententious expressionset phraseshadingshowshowingsignsignificationsilver tongueslicknesssloganslokaslursmoothnesssoakingsoftnessspecificationspeechspiccatospiritsqueezingsqueezing outstaccatostandard phrasestatementsteepingstock sayingstylesubjoindersuggestionsutrasyllablesymbolsymptomaticnesssynonymsyntactic structuretalkteachingtermtexttheophanythoughttokentonetouchturn of expressionturn of phraseunrootinguprootingusageuse of wordsusus loquendiutteranceventverb complexverb phraseverbalismverbalizationverbiageverbumversevisagevividnessvocablevoicevoicingway of speakingwisdomwisdom literaturewise sayingwithdrawalwitticismwordword-groupwordagewordingwords of wisdomwresting out

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11 relation types

More general

22 entries

Showing 16 of 22 words.

More specific

8 entries

Synonyms

4 entries

Related terms

1 entries

derived

49 entries

Showing 16 of 49 words.

derived from

1 entries

has context

5 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

7 entries

related to

21 entries

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similar

1 entries

Translations

356 translations across 73 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • gesigsuitdrukking noun (facial appearance)
  • uitdrukking noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • uitdrukking noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • uitdrukking noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Albanian

2 entries
  • agór noun (facial appearance)
  • shprehje noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Arabic

4 entries
  • تَعْبِير noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • تَعْبِير noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • تَعْبِير noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • تَعْبِير noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Armenian

4 entries
  • արտահայտություն noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • արտահայտություն noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • արտահայտություն noun (facial appearance)
  • արտահայտություն noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • ibarə noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ifadə noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ifadə noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ifadə noun (facial appearance)

Basque

1 entries
  • aurpegi-espresio noun (facial appearance)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • вы́раз noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • вы́раз noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • вы́раз noun (facial appearance)
  • вы́раз noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • и́зраз noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • и́зраз noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • израже́ние noun (facial appearance)
  • изразя́ване noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Burmese

1 entries
  • နိဒ္ဒေသ noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Catalan

4 entries
  • expressió noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • expressió noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expressió noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expressió noun (facial appearance)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • دەرخستن noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 成語 /成语 noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • 用語 /用语 noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • 表情 noun (facial appearance)
  • 表示 noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Czech

4 entries
  • vyjádření noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • výraz noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • výraz noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • výraz noun (facial appearance)

Danish

4 entries
  • udtryk noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • udtryk noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • udtryk noun (facial appearance)
  • udtryk noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Dutch

4 entries
  • gelaatsuitdrukking noun (facial appearance)
  • spreekwijze noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • uitdrukking noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • uitdrukking noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • esprimilo noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • esprimo noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • esprimo noun (facial appearance)
  • esprimo noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Estonian

4 entries
  • avaldis noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • avaldis noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • avaldumine noun (process of translating a gene into a protein)
  • ekspressioon noun (process of translating a gene into a protein)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ilmaisu noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ilmaisu noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ilmaus noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ilmaus noun (colloquialism or idiom)

French

4 entries
  • expression noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expression noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expression noun (facial appearance)
  • expression noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Galician

1 entries
  • expresión noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გამოთქმა noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • გამოთქმა noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • გამომეტყველება noun (facial appearance)
  • გამოხატვა noun (colloquialism or idiom)

German

4 entries
  • Ausdruck noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • Ausdruck noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • Ausdruck noun (facial appearance)
  • Ausdruck noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Greek

4 entries
  • έκφραση noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • έκφραση noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • έκφραση noun (facial appearance)
  • διατύπωση noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Hawaiian

1 entries
  • maka noun (facial appearance)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • אֲמִירָה noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ביטוי \ בִּטּוּי noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ביטוי \ בִּטּוּי noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • הַבָּעָה noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Hindi

2 entries
  • इबारत noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • मुहावरा noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • arckifejezés noun (facial appearance)
  • beleélés noun (involvement in a text one reads aloud)
  • beszédfordulat noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expresszió noun (process of translating a gene into a protein)

Icelandic

4 entries
  • segð noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • segð noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • svipbrigði noun (facial appearance)
  • svipur noun (facial appearance)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • air muka noun (facial appearance)
  • curahan noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ekspresi noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • ekspresi noun (facial appearance)

Interlingua

4 entries
  • expression noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expression noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expression noun (facial appearance)
  • expression noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • اِبْراز noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • اِصْطِلاح noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • بَیان noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • بَیان noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Irish

2 entries
  • dreach noun (facial appearance)
  • nath cainte noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Italian

4 entries
  • espressione noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • espressione noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • espressione noun (facial appearance)
  • espressione noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 式 noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • 数式 noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • 表情 noun (facial appearance)
  • 表現 noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • өрнек noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Khmer

2 entries
  • កន្សោម noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • សំនួន noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Korean

4 entries
  • 수식 noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • 식 noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • 식 noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • 표정 noun (facial appearance)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • туюнтма noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Lao

1 entries
  • ສຳນວນ noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Latin

2 entries
  • verbum noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • vultus noun (facial appearance)

Latvian

4 entries
  • izteiciens noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • izteiksme noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • izteiksme noun (facial appearance)
  • izteiksme noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • išraiška noun (facial appearance)
  • išreiškimas noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Ausdrock noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • и́зраз noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • и́зраз noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • и́зраз noun (facial appearance)
  • и́зраз noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Malay

1 entries
  • ungkapan noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • нүүрний байдал noun (facial appearance)

Māori

4 entries
  • kupu whatinga noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • kīanga noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • kīanga noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • kīwaha noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Norman

4 entries
  • expression noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expression noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expression noun (facial appearance)
  • expression noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries
  • biwêj noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • îbare noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • îbaret noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • mine noun (facial appearance)
  • uttrykk noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • uttrykk noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • uttrykk noun (facial appearance)

Pashto

2 entries
  • اصطلاح noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • افاده noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Polish

4 entries
  • ekspresja noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • ekspresja noun (process of translating a gene into a protein)
  • ekspresja noun (involvement in a text one reads aloud)
  • mina noun (facial appearance)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • expressão noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expressão noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expressão noun (facial appearance)
  • expressão noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Romanian

4 entries
  • expresie noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expresie noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expresie noun (facial appearance)
  • expresie noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Russian

4 entries
  • выда́вливание noun (the act of squeezing out)
  • выраже́ние noun (action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.)
  • выраже́ние noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • выраже́ние noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • abairt noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • abairt noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ȉzrāz noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ȉzrāz noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ȉzrāz noun (facial appearance)
  • ȉzrāz noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Slovak

4 entries
  • expresia noun (process of translating a gene into a protein)
  • vyjadrenie noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • výraz noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • výraz noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Slovene

4 entries
  • izraz noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • izraz noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • izraz noun (facial appearance)
  • izraz noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Spanish

4 entries
  • coloquialismo noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expresión noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • expresión noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • expresión noun (facial appearance)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ansiktsuttryck noun (facial appearance)
  • inlevelse noun (involvement in a text one reads aloud)
  • min noun (facial appearance)
  • uttryck noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pahayag noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)

Tajik

3 entries
  • ибора noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • иборат noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ифода noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Thai

2 entries
  • สำนวน noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • สีหน้า noun (facial appearance)

Turkish

4 entries
  • anlatım noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ibare noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ifade noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)
  • ifade noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́раз noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ви́раз noun (facial appearance)
  • ви́раз noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • ви́слів noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Urdu

1 entries
  • عِبارَت noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ئىپادە noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • ibora noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • iborat noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • ifoda noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • biểu thức noun (mathematics: arrangement of symbols)
  • biểu thức noun ((computing) a piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value)
  • thành ngữ noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • từ ngữ noun (colloquialism or idiom)

Walloon

1 entries
  • ratourneure noun (particular way of phrasing an idea)

Welsh

1 entries
  • mynegyn noun (facial appearance)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • אויסדרוק noun (colloquialism or idiom)
  • אויסדרוק noun (facial appearance)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.

Source: tatoeba (1989)

Crying is an expression of grief.

Source: tatoeba (19557)

What an ambiguous expression!

Source: tatoeba (24995)

Helen Moody was noted as a tennis player for not showing any expression on the court.

Source: tatoeba (33854)

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