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nuance, shading, loudness, softness; expressiveness, emotion,
feeling, sensitivity, passion, spirit, depth, ardour, intensity,
pathos: There was much expression in her playing of the fugue.
5 word, term, phrase, idiom, turn of phrase, locution, saying:
Some find the expression 'Have a nice day' to be irritating. 6
wording, phrasing, phraseology, language, style, diction, usage,
speech, delivery: Writers are not the only ones who should
study effective expression.
expressive
adj. 1 indicative, suggestive, allusive, eloquent, revealing,
meaningful, significant, denotative: Her frown is expressive of
her disapproval. 2 pointed, pithy, explicit: Leave it to him
to make some expressive remark about Frieda's hat. 3 striking,
vivid, telling, pregnant, loaded, forceful, moving, emotional,
poignant, provocative, thought-provoking: His poetry contains
much expressive language.
expressly adv. 1 distinctly, definitely, categorically, explicitly,
absolutely, positively, directly, unambiguously, unequivocally,
unmistakably, plainly, pointedly, exactly, clearly: He
expressly denied the rumour. 2 purposely, especially,
purposefully, particularly, specifically, specially; on purpose:
The gift was intended expressly for you.
expulsion n. expelling, ejection, eviction, repudiation, ouster, removal,
dismissal, discharge; Colloq the (old) heave-ho, Brit the boot,
the sack, sacking, US the bounce: His expulsion from the pub
was accompanied by cheers from the patrons.
exquisite adj. 1 delicate, fine, elegant, graceful, excellent, choice,
well-crafted, well-made, well-executed, refined, elaborate:
They have a collection of exquisite miniature portraits. 2
ingenious, detailed, recherch‚, rare, subtle, deep, abstruse;
far-fetched: He is expert in the exquisite points of seduction.
3 beautiful, perfect, lovely, attractive, handsome, comely,
good-looking; smart, chic, elegant, striking: In her youth, she
was an exquisite blonde goddess. He wore an exquisite silk
costume. 4 acute, sharp, keen, excruciating, agonizing, intense;
elaborate: The most exquisite pain I have known is occasioned
by gout. Spies, subjected to exquisite torture, usually revealed
their secrets. 5 superb, superior, peerless, matchless,
incomparable, unequalled, rare, precious, choice, consummate,