Expressness

/ɪkˈsprɛsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality of being express; the state of being clearly stated, direct, or unmistakably communicated.

Etymology

From 'express' (from Latin expressus, 'pressed out') plus the suffix '-ness' meaning 'state or quality of.' The idea of being 'pressed out' evolved to mean clearly stated or explicitly shown.

Kelly Says

Expressness is what you value when someone gives you a straight answer instead of beating around the bush—it's the opposite of vagueness, and languages that value directness tend to use this word more often.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መ表ያ
me-b-li-ya
ARالعربية
مُعبَرة
mu-e-b-ra
BNবাংলা
প্রকাশ
pro-ka-sh
CACatalà
expressivitat
ek-spres-si-vi-tat
CSČeština
vyjádřivost
vee-yad-ree-vost
DADansk
udtryksfuldhed
oot-tr-iks-ful-hed
DEDeutsch
Ausdrucksstärke
owk-shprak-sh-tar-ke
ELΕλληνικά
εκφραστικότητα
ek-fras-ti-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
expressividad
ex-pres-si-vi-dad
FAفارسی
بیانی
bee-yani
FISuomi
ilmaisuvoima
il-mais-u-vo-i-ma
FRFrançais
expressivité
ek-spres-si-vi-te
GUGU
વ્યક્તિપરક
vya-kti-parak
HAHA
magana
ma-ga-na
HEעברית
ביטוי
bi-t-ui
HIहिन्दी
व्यक्तित्व
vyak-ti-tv
HUMagyar
nyilvánvalósága
nee-l-van-va-lo-sa-ga
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekspresi
ek-spre-si
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh a-nya
ITItaliano
espressività
es-pres-si-vi-ta
JA日本語
表現力
hyou-gen-ryoku
KKKK
көрнектілік
ko-r-ne-k-ti-lik
KMKM
បរិភាស
ba-ri-phaas
KO한국어
표현력
pyo-hyeon-ryeok
MRMR
वक्तव्यपूर्ण
vak-t-vya-poor-n
MSBahasa Melayu
ekspresi
ek-spre-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
expressiviteit
ek-spres-si-vi-teit
NONorsk
uttrykkfullhet
oot-tr-ik-ful-het
PAPA
ਅਭਿ vy
ab-hi-vy
PLPolski
wyrażeniowość
v-i-raz-ye-nio-vo-st
PTPortuguês
expressão
ek-spres-sau
RORomână
expresivitate
ek-spri-vi-ta-te
RUРусский
выразительность
vy-raz-i-tel-no-st
SVSvenska
uttrycksfullhet
oot-tr-iks-ful-het
SWKiswahili
maana
ma-a-na
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
వ్యక్తీకరణ
vya-k-thee-ka-ra-na
THไทย
การแสดงออก
gaan-sanean-ok
TLTL
pahayag
pa-ha-ya-g
TRTürkçe
ifade gücü
i-fa-de-goo-koo
UKУкраїнська
виразність
v-i-raz-nist
URاردو
اظہار
a-zah-ar
VITiếng Việt
biểu cảm
bieu-cam
YOYO
àgbàgbà
a-g-ba-g-ba
ZH中文
表达力
biǎo dá lì
ZUZU
ebuhlungu
e-bu-hlun-gu

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