English → Latin
“expressive” in Latin
significōto show, express, signify, point out; to portend, prognosticate; to call, namefortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast, stout; courageous, bravenervōsussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energeticgravisheavy; pregnant; troublesome, hardloquāxtalkative, chatty, loquaciousarguōto clarify, to make plain; to assert, declare, prove, show; to reprove, accuse, charge with; to blame, censuresignĭfĭcātīvusdenoting
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expressive
significans (significant, of words; also of persons; solos esse Atticos tenues et lucidos et significantes, Quint.): fortis (powerful; of a speech): nervosus: gravis (powerful; of a speaker): loquax (speaking, etc., of the eyes; also of the whole countenance): argutus (Cic.): significativus (= quod significat, very late; with genitive, Ulp.; enunciatio... simul et quantitatis et aestimationis significative).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expressive?
- The usual Latin words for “expressive” are significō, fortis, nervōsus; also gravis, loquāx, arguō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.