expression

Meaning

1. The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
2. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
3. A colloquialism or idiom.
4. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
5. An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
6. The process of translating a gene into a protein.
7. A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
8. A specific blend of whisky.
9. The act of pressing or squeezing out.
10. The tone of voice or sound in music.
11. Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.

Concepts

expression

phrase

saying

countenance

face

look

appearance

idiom

utterance

manifestation

word

aspect

words

speech

statement

indication

locution

mien

display

formula

maxim

phraseology

term

presentation

representation

facial expression

express

air

declaration

complexion

looks

remark

figure

semblance

disclosure

demonstration

expressing

confession

visage

construction

grammatical construction

verbalization

formulation

expressiveness

proverb

𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐹𐑉𐐯𐑇𐐲𐑌

tone

assertion

embodiment

external looks

reflection

reflexion

verbal expression

verbalism

exp

represent

pronouncement

adage

aphorism

dictum

sentence

turn of speech

opinion

diction

quote

explanation

signification

enlightenment

inspiration

blooming

unfolding

features

wording

equation

conception

idea

announcement

materialisation

materialization

show-off

group of words

colloquialism

informality

language

eye

conversation

condition

pronunciation

sound

brow

thing

deliverance

enunciation

mechanical expression

denote

indicate

show

signify

convey

voice

token

teaching

sounds

making clear

revealing

attitude

pose

posture

axiom

epigram

epigraph

gnome

motto

precept

articulation

expressive style

gesture

facial gesture

incarnation

clause

choice of words

speaking

conceptualization

sayings

utterances

demeanour

communication

figure of speech

opening

chicken

appear

exhibit

reveal

chilly

very cold

passage

presence

command

description

dicta

instruction

message

proposition

rendering

story

torrent of words

verbiage

wordage

old saw

byspel

catchphrase

cliches

idioms

phrases

set phrase

talk

contain

Hyphenated as

ex‧pres‧sion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”).
Morphologically express + -ion.