"expressive" meaning in English

See expressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˈsprɛsɪv/ Audio: en-us-expressive.ogg [US] Forms: expressive [positive], more expressive [comparative], most expressive [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An expressive person is someone who conveys their thoughts or feelings effectively.
    Sense id: simple-expressive-en-adj-xCC1cMcj
     
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    },
    {
      "form": "more expressive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most expressive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ex‧pres‧sive",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "inexpressive"
        }
      ],
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        "An expressive person is someone who conveys their thoughts or feelings effectively."
      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsprɛsɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-expressive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "expressive"
}

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    {
      "form": "expressive",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more expressive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most expressive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ex‧pres‧sive",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "inexpressive"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An expressive person is someone who conveys their thoughts or feelings effectively."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪkˈsprɛsɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-expressive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "expressive"
}

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