expressive

Universal Words adjective 1 showing or able to show your thoughts and feelings: She has wonderfully expressive eyes. * the expressive power of his music compareEXPRESSIONLESS 2 [notbeforenoun] ~ of sth (formal) showing sth; existing as an expression of sth: Every word and gesture is expressive of the artist's sincerity. expressively adverb: He raised his eyebrows expressively. expressiveness noun [U]: the poetic expressiveness of the sonata