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English Dictionary: Expressiveness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
expressiveness
n
  1. the quality of being expressive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]
      1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;
            communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of
            his gratitude.
  
                     Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
                                                                              --Tickell.
  
      2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
            feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
            expressive looks or words.
  
                     You have restrained yourself within the list of too
                     cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
  
                     Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
                     spoke.                                                --Littelton.
            -- {Ex*press"ive*ly},adv. -- {Ex*press"ive*ness},n.
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