"expressiveness" meaning in All languages combined

See expressiveness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-expressiveness.wav Forms: expressivenesses [plural]
Etymology: From expressive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expressive|-ness}} expressive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} expressiveness (usually uncountable, plural expressivenesses)
  1. The quality or degree of being expressive. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: expressivity Translations (the quality of being expressive): expressivitat [feminine] (Catalan), zeggingskracht [feminine] (Dutch), expressiviteit [feminine] (Dutch), ekspressiivisyys (Finnish), expressivité [feminine] (French), expresividade [feminine] (Galician), გამომხატველობა (gamomxaṭveloba) (Georgian), Ausdruckskraft [feminine] (German), Ausdrucksfähigkeit [feminine] (German), εκφραστικότητα (ekfrastikótita) [feminine] (Greek), expresszivitás (Hungarian), kifejező erő (Hungarian), espressività [feminine] (Italian), breeoilid [masculine] (Manx), expressivitat [feminine] (Occitan), ekspresyjność [feminine] (Polish), expressividade [feminine] (Portuguese), sprissività [feminine] (Sicilian), expresividad [feminine] (Spanish)

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