demonstrative

• Se dit d'une personne qui exprime ouvertement ses sentiments, en particulier son affection, ou de ce qui sert à montrer, prouver ou expliquer quelque chose.

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.

   Démonstratif (affectueux)

   • 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.

   Synonymesaffectionateemotionalexpressiveforthcomingopenoutgoingtouchy-feelyunreservedwarm

   Antonymesreservedrestrainedreticentundemonstrativeunemotional

2. Serving as proof or evidenceC1formal

   Serving to prove or illustrate something; providing clear evidence.

   démonstratif (qui prouve)

   • 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.

   Synonymescorroborativeevidentialindicativeprobativesubstantivesupporting

3. Grammar: pointing outC1formal

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

   démonstratif

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeictic

• Nom désignant un mot ou une forme grammaticale qui sert à montrer ou désigner une personne, un objet ou une notion spécifique, par exemple « ce », « cet », « cette », « ces » ou « celui », « celle ».

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'.

   pronom démonstratif

   • 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.