facial expression
English Thesaurus
1. the feelings expressed on a person's face (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | countenance, visage, |
| definition | : | the appearance conveyed by a person's face (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | leer, |
| definition | : | a suggestive or sneering look or grin (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | light, spark, sparkle, twinkle, |
| definition | : | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance (noun.attribute) |
2. a gesture executed with the facial muscles (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | gesture, motion, |
| definition | : | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | emoticon, |
| definition | : | a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | gape, |
| definition | : | an expression of openmouthed astonishment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | face, grimace, |
| definition | : | a contorted facial expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | frown, scowl, |
| definition | : | a facial expression of dislike or displeasure (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | grin, grinning, smile, smiling, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | laugh, |
| definition | : | a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | snarl, |
| definition | : | an angry vicious expression (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | straight face, |
| definition | : | a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | wink, |
| definition | : | closing one eye quickly as a signal (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | wince, |
| definition | : | the facial expression of sudden pain (noun.communication) |
3. the feelings expressed on a person's face (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | have a certain outward or facial expression (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | convey by one's expression (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | appear, look, seem, |
| definition | : | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | have a certain outward or facial expression (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | look, |
| definition | : | convey by one's expression (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | appear, look, seem, |
| definition | : | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect (verb.perception) |
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