different between demonstrative vs ostensive

English

Etymology

From Middle French démonstratif

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??m?nst??t?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??m?nst??t?v/, /d??m?nst??t?v/

Adjective

demonstrative (comparative more demonstrative, superlative most demonstrative)

1. that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     an argument necessary and demonstrative

2. given to open displays of emotion
   • 1783, Hugh Blair, Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

     demonstrative eloquence
3. (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to

Derived terms

• demonstrative adjective
• demonstrative pronoun

Translations

Noun

demonstrative (plural demonstratives)

1. (grammar) A demonstrative word
   1. A demonstrative adjective.
   2. A demonstrative pronoun.

Translations

German

Adjective

demonstrative

1. inflection of demonstrativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin

Adjective

d?m?nstr?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of d?m?nstr?t?vus

References

• demonstrative in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• demonstrative in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From French ostensif, from Medieval Latin ostensivus

Adjective

ostensive (comparative more ostensive, superlative most ostensive)

1. Apparently true, but not necessarily; ostensible
2. Clearly demonstrative.

Derived terms

• ostensive definition
• ostensively

Related terms

• ostentatious
• ostentation

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

ostensive

1. inflection of ostensiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

ostensive

1. feminine plural of ostensivo

Latin

Adjective

ost?ns?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ost?ns?vus