expressive B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ UK /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #25623 Meanings 1 adj Clearly showing thoughts or feelings. The dancer's expressive movements moved the whole audience. 2 adj Showing a lot of emotion, especially in the face. She has a very expressive face that reveals exactly how she feels. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites inexpressiveunexpressive Word family Forms expressivenessinexpressive Derived forms antiexpressiveexpressivelyexpressivenessexpressivismexpressivistmisexpressivenonexpressivesuperexpressive Related forms expressivity Common collocations expressive style Adjective + noun verbally expressive Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From Middle French expressif. Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expressive **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈspɹɛsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 25623 ## Meanings 1. Clearly showing thoughts or feelings. 2. Showing a lot of emotion, especially in the face. ## Examples - The dancer's expressive movements moved the whole audience. - She has a very expressive face that reveals exactly how she feels. ## Antonyms - inexpressive - unexpressive ## Derived Forms - antiexpressive - expressively - expressiveness - expressivism - expressivist - misexpressive - nonexpressive - superexpressive ## Related Forms - expressivity ## Etymology From Middle French expressif. ## AI Etymology Expressive comes from Middle French expressif. In current use, the main senses are “Clearly showing thoughts or feelings” and “Showing a lot of emotion, especially in the face”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown