Expressiveness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
                                                    --Tickell.
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     2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
        feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
        expressive looks or words.
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              You have restrained yourself within the list of too
              cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
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              Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
              spoke.                                --Littelton.
        -- {Ex*press"ive*ly},adv. -- {Ex*press"ive*ness},n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  expressiveness \ex*press"ive*ness\ n.
     the quality of being expressive.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  expressiveness
       n : the quality of being expressive