Big
Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
Expressive and big are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expressive" instead an adjective "Big".
Nearby Word: bigness
Expressive
Expressive adjective - Clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood).
Big and expressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Big" instead an adjective "Expressive".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Clara's big and expressive brown eyes are an actual running gag during her tenure, and go together rather well with her short height and anxious, but sensitive and kind personality.
Source: Moe / Live-Action TV - Alternately, it could just be that big eyes are much more expressive than little eyes, which leads to Good Eyes, Evil Eyes when used for people in animation.
Source: Big Eyes, Little Eyes -
From Back to the Future, Marty McFly has big, expressive blue eyes — which add a nice emphasis to his Fish Out of Temporal Water status with him being shocked or confused many times.
Source: Innocent Blue Eyes
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