expression

Meanings

• the feelings expressed on a person's face
  • "a sad expression"
• expression without words
  • "tears are an expression of grief"
• the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
  • "expressions of good will"
  • "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"
• a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
  • "pardon the expression"
• the style of expressing yourself
  • "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
• a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
• (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
• a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
• the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
  • "the expression of milk from her breast"

Synonyms

aspect, construction, face, facial expression, formula, formulation, grammatical construction, locution, look, manifestation, reflection, reflexion, saying, verbal expression, verbalism