exhibitionistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɛksɪˌbɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌɛksɪˌbɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
characterized by a desire to show off or attract attention

The performer's exhibitionistic flair thrilled the crowd.

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Synonyms

1 adj · characterized by a desire... ostentatious showy flamboyantattention-seekingflaunting demonstrative

Opposites

modest reserved reticent retiring

Word family

Related forms exhibitionism exhibitionist exhibit

Etymology

From exhibitionist + -ic, from exhibition, from Latin exhibitio, from exhibere ('to hold forth, present'), from ex- ('out') + habere ('to hold').

exhibere Latin habere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# exhibitionistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɛksɪˌbɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɛksɪˌbɪʃəˈnɪstɪk/

## Meanings
1. characterized by a desire to show off or attract attention

## Examples
- The performer's exhibitionistic flair thrilled the crowd.

## Synonyms
- ostentatious
- showy
- flamboyant
- attention-seeking
- flaunting
- demonstrative

## Antonyms
- modest
- reserved
- reticent
- retiring

## Related Forms
- exhibitionism
- exhibitionist
- exhibit

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: exhibere
- Root: habere

## Etymology
From exhibitionist + -ic, from exhibition, from Latin exhibitio, from exhibere ('to hold forth, present'), from ex- ('out') + habere ('to hold').

## AI Etymology
Exhibitionistic comes from exhibitionist + -ic, from exhibition, from Latin exhibitio, from exhibere ('to hold forth, present'), from ex- ('out') + habere ('to hold'). Morphologically, the account is both compositional and suffixal: ex- and -ic marks the visible structure by which the older base becomes the modern form. In present use, it is used as an adjective meaning "characterized by a desire to show off or attract attention", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as exhibitionism, exhibitionist, and exhibit, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Latin exhibere and Latin habere, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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