Definitions of demonstrative [əˈmɒn strə tɪv]

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Definition of 'demonstrative'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) demonstrative
characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., esp. of love or affection.

2.  demonstrative
serving to demonstrate; explanatory or illustrative.

3.  demonstrative
serving to prove the truth of anything; conclusive.

4.  demonstrative
indicating or singling out the thing referred to. This is a demonstrative pronoun.

5. (n.) demonstrative
a demonstrative word, as this or
there.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < L)

Definition of 'demonstrative'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) demonstrative pronoun, demonstrative
a pronoun that points out an intended referent

2. (adj) demonstrative
given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
"an affectionate and demonstrative family"

3. (adj) demonstrative, illustrative
serving to demonstrate

Definition of 'demonstrative'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) demonstrative
having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively

2. (adj) demonstrative
expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative

3. (adj) demonstrative
consisting of eulogy or of invective

4. (noun) demonstrative
a demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are demonstratives

Translation of 'demonstrative'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a teacher or assistant who helps students with practical work.
Afrikaans: aanwysende voornaamwoord	Arabic: ضَمير أو صِفَة الإشارَه	Bulgarian: показателно прилагателно
Brazilian: demonstrativo	Czech: ukazovací zájmeno	German: Demonstrativpronomen
Danish: påpegende stedord; demons	Greek: δεικτικό επίθετο, αντωνυμ	Spanish: demostrativo
Estonian: näitav asesõna	Farsi: اشاره	Finnish: avomielinen
French: adjectif/pronom démonstra	Hebrew: כִּינוּי רוֹמֵז	Hindi: भावप्रदर्शक, निश्चयवाचक
Croatian: demonstrativan	Hungarian: mutató névmás	Indonesian: kata penunjuk
Icelandic: ábendingarfornafn	Italian: assistente	Japanese: 指示形容詞・代名詞
Korean: (감정을) 노골적으로 나타내는, 설명적인	Lithuanian: parodomasisávardis	Latvian: norādāmais vietniekvārds
Malay: menunjukkan	Dutch: aanwijzend bijvoeglijk na	Norwegian: påpekende adjektiv/pronom
Polish: przymiotnik/zaimek wskazu	Persian: اشاره	Pashto: ثابتوونكى، مدلل، (ګر) اشا
Portuguese: demonstrativo	Romanian: adjectiv/ pronume demonst	Russian: указательное местоимение
Slovak: ukazovacie zámeno	Slovenian: kazalni pridevnik/zaimek	Serbian: pokazne zamenice
Swedish: demonstrativt adjektiv/pr	Thai: คำบ่งชี้	Turkish: işaret sıfatı
Taiwanese: 指示形容（代名）詞	Ukrainian: вказівний прикметник/займ	Urdu: اسماء اشارہ
Vietnamese: tính từ/danh từ chỉ định	Chinese: 指示形容（代名）词
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