to show or make known a feeling, thought, etc. by words, looks, or actions
ex+press
Shared component: express · to press out
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express
to press out
Related forms: express · 7 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesThe quality of effectively conveying thought, feeling, or meaning.
express+iv+ity
Shared component: express · to press out
A style and movement in art, music, and literature in which the artist seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
express+ion+ism
Shared component: express · to press out
(of a person's face or voice) showing no emotion or feeling.
express+ion+less
Shared component: express · to press out
The quality of effectively conveying thought, feeling, or meaning.
express+ive+ness
Shared component: express · to press out
Relating to or characteristic of Expressionism, a style in art, music, or literature that seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world.
express+ion+ist+ic
Shared component: express · to press out
In a way that shows no emotion or feeling on one's face or in one's voice.
express+ion+less+ly
Shared component: express · to press out