expressive style
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | allegory, |
| definition | : | an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | analysis, |
| definition | : | the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bathos, |
| definition | : | triteness or triviality of style (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | black humor, black humour, |
| definition | : | the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | device, |
| definition | : | something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | euphuism, |
| definition | : | any artificially elegant style of language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | flatness, |
| definition | : | a want of animation or brilliance (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | headlinese, |
| definition | : | using the abbreviated style of headline writers (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | jargon, |
| definition | : | specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | journalese, |
| definition | : | the style in which newspapers are written (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | legalese, |
| definition | : | a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | officialese, |
| definition | : | the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pathos, |
| definition | : | a style that has the power to evoke feelings (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | prose, |
| definition | : | matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rhetoric, |
| definition | : | using language effectively to please or persuade (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | coarseness, saltiness, |
| definition | : | language or humor that is down-to-earth (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | self-expression, |
| definition | : | the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sesquipedality, |
| definition | : | using long words (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | terseness, |
| definition | : | a neatly short and concise expressive style (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vein, |
| definition | : | a distinctive style or manner (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | verboseness, verbosity, |
| definition | : | an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | poetry, |
| definition | : | any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | language, linguistic communication, |
| definition | : | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | stylist, |
| definition | : | an artist who is a master of a particular style (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | stylistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | stylist, |
| definition | : | an artist who is a master of a particular style (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | stylistic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to style (especially in the use of language) (adj.all) |
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