demonstrative (redirected from Demonstratives)

de·mon·stra·tive  (d-mnstr-tv)

adj.

1. Serving to manifest or prove.

2. Involving or characterized by demonstration.

3. Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion: an affectionate and demonstrative family.

4. Grammar Specifying or singling out the person or thing referred to: the demonstrative pronouns these and that.

n. Grammar

A demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

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de·monstra·tive·ly adv.

de·monstra·tive·ness n.

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demonstrative [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv]

adj

1. tending to manifest or express one's feelings easily or unreservedly

2. (postpositive; foll by of) serving as proof; indicative

3. involving or characterized by demonstration a demonstrative lecture

4. conclusive; indubitable demonstrative arguments

5. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting or belonging to a class of determiners used to point out the individual referent or referents intended, such as this, that, these, and those Compare interrogative, relative

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a demonstrative word or construction

demonstratively  adv

demonstrativeness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demonstrative - a pronoun that points out an intended referent demonstrative pronoun pronoun - a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Adj.	1.	demonstrative - given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family" unreserved - not cautious or reticent; "unreserved behavior" undemonstrative - not given to open expression of emotion
	2.	demonstrative - serving to demonstrate illustrative instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

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demonstrative

adjective

1. open, loving, emotional, affectionate, expressive, gushing, expansive, unrestrained, effusive, unreserved He was not normally demonstrative but he gave her a hug.
open reserved, contained, cold, formal, distant, stiff, restrained, aloof, impassive, unresponsive, unemotional, undemonstrative, unaffectionate

2. indicative, symptomatic, illustrative, expository, evincive His latest paintings were demonstrative of his technical ability.

3. convincing, powerful, impressive, credible, plausible, persuasive, conclusive, cogent, incontrovertible a demonstrative argument for euthanasia

Translations

demonstrative [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv]

A. ADJ

1. [person] → expresivo
not very demonstrative → más bien reservado

2. to be demonstrative of sth (= illustrative) → demostrar algo

3. (Gram) → demostrativo

B. N → demostrativo m

demonstrative [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv] adj [person] → démonstratif/ive

demonstrative

adj → demonstrativ

demonstrative [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv] adj (person) → espansivo/a (Gram) → dimostrativo/a