demonstrative

• Beschreibt eine Person, die ihre Gefühle, besonders Zuneigung, offen zeigt, oder etwas, das zur Veranschaulichung oder Erklärung dient.

Describes a person who openly expresses their feelings, especially affection, or something that serves to demonstrate or explain.

1. Showing feelings openlyB2formal

   Tending to express emotions, especially affection, openly and without restraint.

   Offen Gefühle zeigend

   • She is a very demonstrative person, always hugging her friends.
   • His demonstrative nature made him popular in the group.
   • They were demonstrative in their support for the cause.

   Synonymeaffectionateemotionalexpressiveforthcomingopenoutgoingtouchy-feelyunreservedwarm

   Antonymereservedrestrainedreticentundemonstrativeunemotional

2. Serving as proof or evidenceC1formal

   Serving to prove or illustrate something; providing clear evidence.

   Beweiskräftig

   • The experiment provided demonstrative evidence of the theory.
   • Her speech was a demonstrative example of effective communication.
   • The data is demonstrative of the trend we predicted.

   Synonymecorroborativeevidentialindicativeprobativesubstantivesupporting

3. Grammar: pointing outC1formal

   Relating to a word or phrase that points out a specific person or thing (e.g., this, that, these, those).

   Demonstrativ

   • In the sentence 'This book is mine,' 'this' is a demonstrative adjective.
   • Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns, like 'that' in 'That is correct.'
   • The teacher explained the difference between demonstrative and possessive pronouns.

   Synonymedeictic

• Substantiv, das ein Wort oder eine grammatische Form bezeichnet, die auf eine bestimmte Person, Sache oder einen bestimmten Begriff hinweist, z. B. „dieser“, „jener“, „diese“ oder „jene“.

A noun referring to a word or grammatical form that points out or indicates a specific person, thing, or concept, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', or 'those'.

1. Demonstrative pronounB2formal

   A word that points to a specific thing or person, such as 'this', 'that', 'these', or 'those'.

   Demonstrativpronomen

   • In the sentence 'This is my book', 'this' is a demonstrative.
   • Demonstratives like 'that' and 'those' indicate distance.
   • The teacher explained how demonstratives function in grammar.