Definition of expression
- n. - The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by
pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or
eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
- n. - The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;
utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
- n. - Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment,
or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by
language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life
and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with
expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
- n. - That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a
work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
- n. - A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is
conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd
expression.
- n. - The representation of any quantity by its appropriate
characters or signs.