expression.
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
Meaning & usage
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
A colloquialism or idiom.
The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
The process of translating a gene into a protein.
A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
A specific blend of whisky.
The act of pressing or squeezing out.
expression from a gland
Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.
The tone of voice or sound in music.
Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French expression, from Late Latin expressiō, expressiōnem (“a pressing out”). Morphologically express + -ion.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.