expressiveness

ɪkˈsprɛsɪvnəs

Definition

Definition of expressiveness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotional communicationquality of conveying emotions effectively

Her expressiveness in the play moved the audience.

articulateness

eloquence

fluency

artistic expression

TECH.

artistic quality of conveying ideas

TECH.

The painting's expressiveness captured the viewers' attention.

expressivity

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Origin of expressiveness

Latin, expressus (pressed out) + English, -ive (having the nature of)

Terms with expressiveness included in their meaning

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lyricality

expressiveness in art

expressive and emotional quality in art

picturesqueness

expressiveness

condition of being strikingly expressive or vivid

underact

acting

act with little expressiveness or emphasis

Examples of expressiveness in a sentence

The expressiveness of her art is remarkable.
Her expressiveness in dance was remarkable.
The novel's expressiveness made it a bestseller.

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French:expressivité, ...
German:Ausdruckskraft, Ausdrucksstärke, ...
Italian:espressività, capacità espressiva, ...
Spanish:expresividad, capacidad expresiva, ...
Portuguese:expressividade, ...
Chinese:表现力, ...
Japanese:表現力, 表現性, ...
Arabic:تَعْبِيرِيَّة, قُدْرَة تَعْبِيرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:אֶקְסְפְּרֶסִיבִיּוּת, כֹּחַ הֶבָּעָה, ...
Russian:выразительность, ...
Ukrainian:виразність, ...
Hindi:भावाभिव्यक्ति, अभिव्यक्तिशीलता, ...
Bengali:অভিব্যক্তিশীলতা, প্রকাশশক্তি, ...
Catalan:expressivitat, força expressiva, ...
Czech:expresivita, ...
Danish:udtryksfuldhed, ekspressivitet, ...
Dutch:expressiviteit, expressie, ...
Greek:εκφραστικότητα, ...
Hungarian:kifejezőerő, ...
Khmer:ភាពបង្ហាញអារម្មណ៍បានល្អ, ភាពបញ្ចេញគំនិតបានល្អ, ...
Korean:표현력, 예술적 표현, ...
Persian:بیان‌گری, قدرت بیان, ...
Polish:ekspresyjność, ...
Portuguese (BR):expressividade, expressão, ...
Romanian:expresivitate, ...
Swedish:uttrycksfullhet, expressivitet, ...
Thai:การแสดงออก, การถ่ายทอด, ...
Turkish:ifade gücü, ...
Vietnamese:tính biểu cảm, sức biểu cảm, ...

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