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Nouns (17)

n. the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours"

expression, formula

n. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

formulation, expression

n. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

expression, formula

n. a term used in information technology for any statement describing data and processing

look, expression, aspect

n. the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

expression, reflection, reflexion, manifestation

n. expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

expression, saying, locution

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

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Adjectives (1)

idiomatic

adj. of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English"

Fuzzynyms (86)

designation

n. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

import, significance, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

condition, term

n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"

import, significance, meaning, signification

term

n. a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"

expression, saying, locution

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

phrase

n. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

appearance, visual aspect

n. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

face

n. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"

face, grimace

n. a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"

look

n. physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place"

window dressing, facade

n. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

mask

n. a covering to disguise or conceal the face

dissembling, pretense, feigning

n. pretending with intention to deceive

complexion, skin condition

n. texture and appearance of the skin of the face

presence, bearing, comportment, mien

n. dignified manner or conduct

behavior, behaviour, conduct, demeanor, demeanour, deportment

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

front, battlefront, front line

n. the line along which opposing armies face each other

pretence, guise, pretext

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

pretense, pretence, pretension

n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

presentation

n. the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance"

rhetoric

n. using language effectively to please or persuade

style, expressive style

n. a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"

condition, term

n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"

term

n. a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"

formulation, expression

n. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

phrase

n. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

terminology, nomenclature

n. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

language, linguistic communication, oral communication, oral language

n. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

phrasing, wording, diction, phraseology, verbiage, choice of words

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

utterance

n. the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

remark, comment

n. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

statement

n. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

statement

n. a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

verbalization

n. expressing something in words

voice, vocalization

n. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

colloquial, conversational

adj. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"

casual, free-and-easy

adj. natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"

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idiomatic expression

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