Demeanor vs. Expression — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Demeanor and Expression
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Demeanor
The way in which a person behaves; deportment.
Expression
The action of making known one's thoughts or feelings
She accepted his expressions of sympathy
The prisoners developed a dialect as an everyday means of expression
Demeanor
(American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviours (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.
The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.
A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.
Expression
A look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion
A sad expression
Demeanor
Management; treatment; conduct.
God commits the managing so great a trust . . . wholly to the demeanor of every grown man.
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Expression
A word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea
We have an expression, ‘You don't get owt for nowt.’
Demeanor
Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
His demeanor was singularly pleasing.
The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and simple refined demeanor.
Expression
The production of something by pressing it out
Essential oils obtained by distillation or expression
Demeanor
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Expression
The appearance in a phenotype of a characteristic or effect attributed to a particular gene
Expression of the TAT gene is restricted to the parenchymal cells
Expression
The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement; a manifestation
An expression of rural values.
Expression
Something that expresses or communicates
Let this plaque serve as an expression of our esteem.
Expression
(Mathematics) A symbol or combination of symbols that represents a quantity or a relationship between quantities.
Expression
The manner in which one expresses oneself, especially in speaking, depicting, or performing.
Expression
A particular word or phrase
"an old Yankee expression ... 'Stand up and be counted'" (Charles Kuralt).
Expression
The outward manifestation of a mood or a disposition
My tears are an expression of my grief.
Expression
A facial aspect or a look that conveys a special feeling
An expression of scorn.
Expression
The act of pressing or squeezing out.
Expression
(Genetics) The act or process of expressing a gene.
Expression
The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
Expression
A particular way of phrasing an idea.
Expression
A colloquialism or idiom.
The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
Expression
A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.
The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.
Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.
Expression
(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
Expression
(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
Expression
(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
Expression
A specific blend of whisky.
Expression
(biology) (manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
Expression from a gland
Breast milk expression can be achieved by hand or with a pump.
However the mechanical expression of juice led to an improvement of the solutes extraction from mash.
Expression
(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
Expression
Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader
Expression
The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
Expression
The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy.
Expression
Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.
The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this.
Expression
That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.
It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian.
Expression
A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.
Expression
The representation of any quantity or relation by appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific order.
Expression
The production of products by a gene that cause the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,
Expression
A combination of characters linked by operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of the computer language in order to produce a resulting value.
Expression
The expression on a person's face;
A sad expression
A look of triumph
An angry face
Expression
Expression without words;
Tears are an expression of grief
The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Expression
The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions;
Expressions of good will
He helped me find expression for my ideas
Expression
A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations;
Pardon the expression
Expression
The style of expressing yourself;
He suggested a better formulation
His manner of expression showed how much he cared
Expression
A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
Expression
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
Expression
A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit;
I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner
Expression
The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing;
The expression of milk from her breast
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