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Facial expression Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -sion

Facial expression has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a gesture executed with the facial muscles

2

the feelings expressed on a person's face

"a sad expression"

"a look of triumph"

"an angry face"

3

The expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person or animals's face, resulting from specific use of that person's facial muscles.

Example Sentences
"a sad expression" noun
"a look of triumph" noun
"an angry face" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
gesture countenance
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
emoticon gape grimace frown smile laugh snarl straight face wink wince leer sparkle
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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