demonstrative
Meaning of demonstrative
- (of a person) unrestrained in showing feelings, especially those of affection.
we were a very physically demonstrative family
- serving as conclusive evidence of something.
demonstrative evidence
- (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those ).
noun
a demonstrative determiner or pronoun.
late Middle English (in the senses ‘serving as conclusive evidence of’ and ‘making manifest’): from Old French demonstratif, -ive, from Latin demonstrativus, from demonstrare ‘point out’ (see demonstrate).
Information about demonstrative
Hyphenation of demonstrative
demon-stra-tive
- It consists of 3 syllables and 13 chars.
- demonstrative is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
demonstrative synonyms
Meaning illustrative:
Meaning effectively conveying thought or feeling:
Meaning allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked:
Meaning about to happen or appear:
Meaning (of a person) having feelings that are easily excited and openly displayed:
Meaning willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information:
Meaning reacting quickly and positively:
Meaning frank and open:
Meaning not restrained or restricted:
Meaning showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative:
Meaning (of speech or writing) effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic:
Meaning readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness:
Meaning endearing and pleasant to cuddle, especially as a result of being soft or plump:
Meaning feeling or showing love or great care:
Meaning of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature:
Meaning kind and pleasant:
Meaning friendly and easy to talk to:
Meaning serving as a sign or indication of something:
Meaning rare term for indicative:
Meaning tending to suggest an idea:
Meaning intended to explain or describe something:
Meaning capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real:
Meaning clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful:
Meaning consisting in or characterized by the presence rather than the absence of distinguishing features:
Meaning having a striking or revealing effect; significant:
Meaning (of evidence or argument) having or likely to have the effect of proving a case; decisive:
Meaning able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case:
Meaning settling an issue; producing a definite result:
Meaning denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit:
Meaning not allowing air to escape or pass through:
Meaning closely sealed, fastened, or fitted so that no water enters or passes through:
Meaning not able to be denied or disputed:
Meaning not able to be disputed:
Meaning impossible to deny or disprove:
Meaning not able to be disputed or doubted:
Meaning unable to be denied or disputed:
Meaning unable to be challenged or denied:
Meaning unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated:
demonstrative antonyms
Meaning (of a person) not tending to express feelings, especially of affection, openly:
Meaning slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
Meaning not leading to a firm conclusion or result; not ending doubt or dispute:
Translation of demonstrative
- Spanish: demostrativo, demostrativa
- French: démonstratif
- German: demonstrativ
- Italian: dimostrativo
- Portuguese: demonstrativo
Words that rhyme with demonstrative
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