demonstrative

• Descreve uma pessoa que expressa seus sentimentos abertamente, especialmente afeto, ou algo que serve para demonstrar ou explicar.

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.

   Que demonstra sentimentos abertamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaffectionateemotionalexpressiveforthcomingopenoutgoingtouchy-feelyunreservedwarm

   Antônimosreservedrestrainedreticentundemonstrativeunemotional

2. Serving as proof or evidenceC1formal

   Serving to prove or illustrate something; providing clear evidence.

   Demonstrativo

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscorroborativeevidentialindicativeprobativesubstantivesupporting

3. Grammar: pointing outC1formal

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

   Demonstrativo

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdeictic

• Substantivo que designa uma palavra ou forma gramatical que aponta para uma pessoa, coisa ou conceito específico, como «este», «esse», «aquele», «estes» ou «aqueles». Também se refere ao pronome ou determinante demonstrativo.

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'.

   Pronome demonstrativo

   • 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.