ADJECTIVE | all | demonstrative | given to or marked by the open expression of emotion |
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all | demonstrative, illustrative | serving to demonstrate | |
NOUN | communication | demonstrative, demonstrative pronoun | a pronoun that points out an intended referent |
Sounds | dihmaa'nstrahtihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | given to or marked by the open expression of emotion. | |
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Example | "an affectionate and demonstrative family" | |
Narrower | effusive, gushing, gushy | extravagantly demonstrative |
epideictic, epideictical | designed primarily for rhetorical display | |
See also | unreserved | not cautious or reticent |
Opposite | undemonstrative | not given to open expression of emotion |
Spanish | efusivo, expresivo | |
Catalan | efusiu, expressiu | |
Nouns | demonstrativeness | tending to express your feelings freely |
Adverbs | demonstratively | in a demonstrative manner |
Meaning | Serving to demonstrate. | |
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Synonym | illustrative | |
Broader | instructive, informative | Serving to instruct or enlighten or inform |
Spanish | demostrativo, ilustrativo | |
Nouns | demonstrative | a pronoun that points out an intended referent |
Verbs | demonstrate | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment |
demonstrate | provide evidence for |
Meaning | A pronoun that points out an intended referent. | |
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Synonym | demonstrative pronoun | |
Broader | pronoun | A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase |
Spanish | demostrativo, pronombre demostrativo | |
Catalan | demostratiu | |
Adjectives | demonstrative | serving to demonstrate |
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