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expansive definition
expansive |
Grep of noun expansive expansive bit expansiveness Overview of adj expansive The adj expansive has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. expansive -- (able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire") 2. expansive, grand -- (impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner") 3. expansive -- ((psychiatry) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur) 4. expansive, talkative -- (friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive") Antonyms of adj expansive 4 senses of expansive Sense 1 expansive (vs. unexpansive) unexpansive (vs. expansive) Sense 2 expansive, grand INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Sense 3 expansive INDIRECT (VIA euphoric) -> dysphoric, distressed, unhappy Sense 4 expansive, talkative INDIRECT (VIA communicative) -> uncommunicative, incommunicative Similarity of adj expansive 4 senses of expansive Sense 1 expansive (vs. unexpansive) => distensible => erectile, cavernous => expandable, expandible, expansible => inflatable Sense 2 expansive, grand => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Sense 3 expansive => euphoric (vs. dysphoric), happy Sense 4 expansive, talkative => communicative (vs. uncommunicative), communicatory Attributes of adj expansive Familiarity of adj expansive expansive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj expansive expansive unexpansive Overview of adj expansive The adj expansive has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. expansive -- (able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire") 2. expansive, grand -- (impressive in scale; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner") 3. expansive -- ((psychiatry) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur) 4. expansive, talkative -- (friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive")
expansive definition