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Demonstrative - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Demonstrative : adj
1: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an
affectionate and demonstrative family" [ant: undemonstrative]
2: serving to demonstrate [syn: illustrative]
(noun)
1: a pronoun that points out an intended referent [syn: demonstrative
pronoun]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Demonstrative : \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d['e]monstratif, L.
demonstrativus.]
1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to
demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or
conclusively. ``Demonstrative figures.'' --Dryden.
An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker.
2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or
sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.
3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. ``Demonstrative
eloquence.'' --Blair.
Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly
designating that to which it refers.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Demonstrative : \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.)
A demonstrative pronoun; as, ``this'' and ``that'' are
demonstratives.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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