expressivity
noun
ex·pres·siv·i·ty
ˌek-ˌspre-ˈsi-və-tē 
plural expressivities
1
: the relative capacity of a gene to affect the phenotype of the organism of which it is a part
2
: the quality of being expressive
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The Colombian maestro activates the same head-to-toe expressivity as music director designate Klaus Mäkelä — who, by the way, now takes pride of place in the CSO’s hall decor and transit ads.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
This extends to the expressivity of a noodle’s form, sensual or zany, and to the harmony of marrying a particular shape with exactly the right sauce, which carries the same satisfying sense of inevitability that comes from hanging a picture just right.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024
Emotional expressivity is no longer a way to communicate with each other to reach greater understanding between people of diverse backgrounds; instead, emotion’s function has shifted from forging social bonds to expressing one’s own inner feelings.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In our experiment, perhaps the task setup and the expressivity of the abused robot were enough to motivate people to generally intervene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2020
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
This extends to the expressivity of a noodle’s form, sensual or zany, and to the harmony of marrying a particular shape with exactly the right sauce, which carries the same satisfying sense of inevitability that comes from hanging a picture just right.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024
Emotional expressivity is no longer a way to communicate with each other to reach greater understanding between people of diverse backgrounds; instead, emotion’s function has shifted from forging social bonds to expressing one’s own inner feelings.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
In our experiment, perhaps the task setup and the expressivity of the abused robot were enough to motivate people to generally intervene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2020
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expressivity
noun
ex·pres·siv·i·ty
ˌek-ˌspres-ˈiv-ət-ē
plural expressivities
: the relative capacity of a gene to affect the phenotype of the organism of which it is a part compare penetrance
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