ostensive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɑˈstɛnsɪv/ UK /ɒˈstɛnsɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj directly demonstrating or pointing out, especially by example A child learns the word red through ostensive pointing at colored objects. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · directly demonstrating or... demonstrativeindicativeostensibleillustrativeexhibitive Word family Derived forms ostensively Related forms ostensibleostentationostend Etymology AI details From Late Latin 'ostensivus', from Latin 'ostensus', past participle of 'ostendere' ('to show, display'), from 'ob-' ('toward') plus 'tendere' ('to stretch'). ostendere Latin tendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ostensive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɑˈstɛnsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ɒˈstɛnsɪv/ ## Meanings 1. directly demonstrating or pointing out, especially by example ## Examples - A child learns the word red through ostensive pointing at colored objects. ## Synonyms - demonstrative - indicative - ostensible - illustrative - exhibitive ## Derived Forms - ostensively ## Related Forms - ostensible - ostentation - ostend ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ostendere - Root: tendere ## Etymology From Late Latin 'ostensivus', from Latin 'ostensus', past participle of 'ostendere' ('to show, display'), from 'ob-' ('toward') plus 'tendere' ('to stretch'). ## AI Etymology Ostensive is from Late Latin 'ostensivus', from Latin 'ostensus', past participle of 'ostendere' ('to show, display'), from 'ob-' ('toward') plus 'tendere' ('to stretch'). Important recorded forms include ostendere (Latin) and tendere (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers directly demonstrating or pointing out, especially by example. The wider family includes derived forms such as ostensively and related words such as ostensible, ostentation, and ostend. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown