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# expressive

adjective

«expressive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Showing feelings or thoughts clearly, especially in the face, the eyes or the voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressive/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, eyes and faces that show love, sadness or joy without any words

### Examples

- She had expressive eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressive/#x1)
- His face was earnest and expressive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressive/#x2)
- The actor's voice was very expressive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressive/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «expressive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expressive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«expressive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expressive.html) on Mova free.