facial expression en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:A particular, uncountable) configuration of the facial muscles that conveys certain emotions or intentions.
The theory does not propose that facial expressions are more important than thoughts or memories in prompting emotions. But it points to the physiology of facial expression as a cause of emotions in its own right.
1989 July 18, Daniel Goleman, “A Feel-Good Theory: A Smile Affects Mood”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:The Botox studies, by contrast, suggest a circuit between the brain and the muscles of facial expression in which the brain monitors the emotional valence of the face and responds by generating the appropriate feeling.
2014 March 21, Richard A[lan] Friedman, “Don’t Worry, Get Botox”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2014:2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ Facial expressions convey moods: Ritualized yawning—which starts with an oval mouth that breaks into a gaping one as the animal flings its head back—suggests tension.
The sullen clerk there did not return my greetings or my farewell, did not say a word, and did not show a single facial expression except irritation that I had interrupted his customerless routine.
2003, Paul Collins, Sixpence House, page 140:But the yokel, being a yokel, was not good at the reading of facial expression, and only knew that a remarkably fine woman had gone by smiling.
1883, David Christie Murray, Hearts, Volume 3, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| facial expressions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Holonyms
body language · countenance · guise
Hyponyms
rictus · smile · squint · fuck face · grimace · sneer · long face · puppy dog eyes · straight face · grin · pout · microexpression · game face · gurn · frown · poker face · wink
Meronyms
Relateds
Synonyms
facial expression · face · expression · mien · look
Translations (28)
da ansigtsudtryk (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · fi ilme (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · sv min (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · eo mieno (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · pt expressão facial (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · nb ansiktsuttrykk (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · ru ми́мика (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · hy դիմախաղ (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · tr yüz ifadesi (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · nl gelaatsuitdrukking (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · uk ви́раз обли́ччя (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · it espressione facciale (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · nn andletsuttrykk (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · ru выраже́ние лица́ (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · nl gezichtsuitdrukking (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · sv ansiktsuttryck (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · nn ansiktsuttrykk (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · es mohín (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · gl expresión facial (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · vi thần thái (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · de Gesichtsausdruck (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · pl wyraz twarzy (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · es mueca (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · de Miene (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · af gesigsuitdrukking (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · hu arckifejezés (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · pl mina (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face) · is svipur (expression or countenance that seems to an onlooker to be represented by the appearance of a person's face)