expression

Meaning

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

Synonyms

phrase

saying

countenance

face

look

appearance

idiom

utterance

manifestation

word

speech

aspect

words

statement

indication

locution

representation

express

display

phraseology

maxim

mien

presentation

formula

term

facial expression

declaration

remark

complexion

looks

air

figure

semblance

𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐹𐑉𐐯𐑇𐐲𐑌

construction

🚧

confession

proverb

expressing

visage

disclosure

formulation

demonstration

expressiveness

verbalization

grammatical construction

represent

sentence

reflection

quote

reflexion

Translations

expression

espressione

Ausdruck

expresión

expressão

expressió

uitdrukking

έκφραση

mine

ifade

Miene

Gesichtsausdruck

Äußerung

air

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

Etymology

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