demonstrative
English Thesaurus
1. a pronoun that points out an intended referent (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | pronoun, |
| definition | : | a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase (noun.communication) |
2. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion (adj.all)
| similar | : | epideictic, epideictical, |
| definition | : | designed primarily for rhetorical display (adj.all) |
| also | : | unreserved, |
| definition | : | not cautious or reticent (adj.all) |
3. serving to demonstrate (adj.all)
| similar | : | informative, instructive, |
| definition | : | serving to instruct or enlighten or inform (adj.all) |
4. a pronoun that points out an intended referent (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | demonstrative, illustrative, |
| definition | : | serving to demonstrate (adj.all) |
5. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undemonstrative, |
| definition | : | not given to open expression of emotion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | demonstrativeness, |
| definition | : | tending to express your feelings freely (noun.attribute) |
6. serving to demonstrate (adj.all)
| derivation | : | demonstrative, demonstrative pronoun, |
| definition | : | a pronoun that points out an intended referent (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show, |
| definition | : | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest, |
| definition | : | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | illustrate, |
| definition | : | depict with an illustration (verb.creation) |
7. a pronoun that points out an intended referent (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | demonstrative, illustrative, |
| definition | : | serving to demonstrate (adj.all) |
8. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion (adj.all)
| antonym | : | undemonstrative, |
| definition | : | not given to open expression of emotion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | demonstrativeness, |
| definition | : | tending to express your feelings freely (noun.attribute) |
9. serving to demonstrate (adj.all)
| derivation | : | demonstrative, demonstrative pronoun, |
| definition | : | a pronoun that points out an intended referent (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show, |
| definition | : | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest, |
| definition | : | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | illustrate, |
| definition | : | depict with an illustration (verb.creation) |
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