expressivist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to or advocating expressivism, the doctrine that the primary function of moral sentences and sensation sentences (like "I am in pain") is to express an evaluative attitude, rather than stating a fact
noun
  1. An advocate of expressivism

Word forms

expressivist expressivists

Etymology

From expressive + -ist.

Related words

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