self-expression
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌsɛlf ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
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autoexpresión
- Painting is a powerful form of self-expression that allows artists to convey their emotions.
- self-expression and creativity
- means of self-expression
- opportunities for self-expression
Paintings like these are our our self-expression in many different facets.
- Paintings like these are our our self-expression in many different facets.
- It can mean learning skills for self-expression that will help you through the rest of your life.
- But part of it is also self realization and self-expression.
- And so I highly recommend pottery as an accessible form of art and self-expression.
- So they start to depart from their authentic art and self-expression and and really it starts to devalue art in a way.
- I think it's a very convenient excuse most of the time to conflate aesthetic like beauty interventions with self-expression.
- He has had, without knowing it, an unbelievably profound impact on my journey, on my career and how I think about and pursue self-expression.
- So kind of self-expression, a sense of self.
Examples
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Music participation can provide a means of self-expression and an opportunity for enhancement of feelings of self-worth.
Academic text (1991) -
Skateboarding for me is freedom, it's self-expression.
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And self-expression is another thing and feeling freedom, not feeling pressure or force or anything like that.
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Learning activities need to allow for self-expression and sharing of experiences.
Academic text (1999) -
The media program was called upon for the first time to provide opportunities for student self-expression.
Academic text (2008) -
You know, Black Awareness Week is an opportunity for self-expression.
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Exploring a variety of drum sounds may help students develop self-expression.
Academic text (2015) -
In any form of creativity, self-expression, or art, you're giving away a little part of yourself.
Academic text (2015) -
New York City is represented as a utopia of self-expression and queer embodiment.
Academic text (2017) -
Respondents acquire first tattoos to represent important role transitions and as a form of identity and self-expression.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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3.4
The way someone shows thoughts and feelings in speech and writing
Antonyms
How Expressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-expression = self + expression (transparent) = self + expression
The meaning is a straightforward compound of 'self' + 'expression' and is directly inferable by learners who know both words.
Etymology
Self-expression combines self ('your own') and express, which comes from ex- ('out') and press ('to push or press'), like the common word press. So it is like 'pressing out' your thoughts and feelings, which is why it means showing your inner ideas through art, music, or writing.