unexpansive

Thân thiện

A reserved man remained unexpansive during the lively celebration.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not given to high spirits or effusiveness; reserved or restrained in emotional expression. This describes a person who is not outwardly enthusiastic, talkative, or emotionally demonstrative.
   • Showing no tendency to expand; not capable of or prone to enlargement or extension. This describes a physical object or substance that does not increase in size, volume, or scope.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (describing a person):
  • His unexpansive nature made it difficult to know what he was really thinking.
  • She gave an unexpansive reply, offering no details about her trip.
• Adjective (describing a thing):
  • The material is rigid and unexpansive, even under high temperatures.
  • They studied the unexpansive properties of the mineral.

Advanced Usage

• In a psychological or social context: Used to describe a personality trait characterized by emotional restraint.
  • The therapist noted the client's unexpansive affect during the session.
• In a scientific or technical context: Used to describe materials, gases, or economic policies that resist growth or enlargement.
  • The unexpansive fiscal policy was intended to curb inflation.

Variants and Related Words

• Unexpansively (adverb): In an unexpansive manner.
  • He nodded unexpansively.
• Unexpansiveness (noun): The quality or state of being unexpansive.
  • The unexpansiveness of the market worried investors.

Synonyms

• Reserved: Slow to reveal emotions or opinions.
• Reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
• Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
• Inelastic: Not flexible; not able to be stretched or expanded.
• Non-expansive: (Technical) Not tending to expand.

Antonyms

• Expansive: Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; friendly and talkative.
• Effusive: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained, heartfelt manner.
• Voluble: Talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.
• Elastic: Able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not given to high spirits or effusiveness
   • an unexpansive man
2. showing no tendency to expand
   • unexpansive bodies