expression

Noun
  1. The feelings expressed on a person's face (synset 104687095)
    "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
    is a type of: countenance, visage - the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    subtypes:
    • leer - a suggestive or sneering look or grin
    • light, spark, sparkle, twinkle - merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
    same as: aspect, face, facial expression, look
  2. Expression without words (synset 106893299)
    "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
    is a type of: demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works
    subtypes:
    same as: manifestation, reflection, reflexion
  3. The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions (synset 107154581)
    "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"
    is a type of: communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    subtypes:
    same as: verbal expression, verbalism
  4. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (synset 107166088)
    "pardon the expression"
    is a type of: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication - (language) communication by word of mouth
    subtypes:
    • beatitude - one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)
    • logion - a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
    • calque, calque formation, loan translation - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
    • advice and consent - a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
    • ambiguity - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    • euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    • dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
    • shucks - an expression of disappointment or irritation
    • tongue twister - an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
    • anatomical, anatomical reference - an expression that relates to anatomy
    • southernism - a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
    • catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan - a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    • axiom, maxim - a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    • epigram, quip - a witty saying
    • adage, byword, proverb, saw - a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    • idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    • agrapha - sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
    • sumpsimus - a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression
    same as: locution, saying
  5. The style of expressing yourself (synset 107083988)
    "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
    is a type of: expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
    subtypes:
    same as: formulation
  6. A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement (synset 106744551)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: mathematical statement - a statement of a mathematical relation
    subtypes:
    • sentential function - formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants
    • primitive - a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
    • exponential expression - a mathematical expression consisting of a constant (especially e) raised to some power
    same as: formula
  7. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene (synset 113499408)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
  8. A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit (synset 106324641)
    "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
    is a type of: constituent, grammatical constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
    subtypes:
    • adjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
    • clause - (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
    • complement - a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
    • involution - a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction
    • phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
    • predicator - an expression that predicates
    same as: construction, grammatical construction
  9. The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing (synset 100359354)
    "the expression of milk from her breast"
    is a type of: squeeze, squeezing - the act of gripping and pressing firmly

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