demonstrative
Other forms: demonstratives
People who are demonstrative easily and clearly show their emotions. A demonstrative person might shout "Hooray" and jump for joy at good news. A non-demonstrative person might feel no less excited, but refrain from demonstrating it.
To demonstrate means to show, so think of demonstrative as showing. In legal terms, demonstrative is used to describe evidence that shows that something happened––a note that says "I did it" might show, or demonstrate, an accused person's guilt. In grammar, demonstrative pronouns––this, that, these, those––indicate the thing or person that is being pointed out, or shown, as in “Officer, it was ‘that’ man who stole my purse!”
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a pronoun that points out an intended referentsynonyms: demonstrative pronountype of:pronouna function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
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serving to demonstratesynonyms: illustrative
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given to or marked by the open expression of emotion“an affectionate and demonstrative family”synonyms:unreservednot cautious or reticentantonyms:undemonstrativenot given to open expression of emotionreservedmarked by self-restraint and reticence
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Vocabulary lists containing demonstrative
Troubled eleven-year-old Jaden and his parents journey to Kazakhstan to adopt a baby.
Aristotle and Dante are two teenagers with classical names and loner attitudes. When their paths cross, they develop a friendship that will change their lives.