demonstrativenessn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈmɒnstrətᵻvnəs/, U.S.

/dᵻˈmɑnstrədɪvnəs/,

/dᵻˈmɑnstrəˌtɪvnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: demonstrative adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < demonstrative adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of proving or establishing the truth of something, esp. by logical reasoning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > quality of

demonstrativeness1655

1655 H. Hammond Acct. Mr. Cawdry's Triplex Diatribe v. 128 [It] supersedes all demonstrativeness of proof from this text, for the criminousness of Will-worship.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xii. 40 Nor can the demonstrativeness of this Reason be eluded.

1715 Remarks Innocency Error 28 The Demonstrativeness of his Argument.

1833 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 33 The demonstrativeness and exactitude of mathematical investigations..carry to the understanding a ready conviction.

1948 Jrnl. Philos. 45 151 Nothing equals logic..in demonstrativeness.

1996 V. Silver in T. Sorell Cambr. Compan. Hobbes xiii. 333 Once one enters the system of proof, its sheer internal coherence fashions the sense of a proposition's demonstrativeness.

2. Open and unreserved expression of feelings, esp. affection; effusiveness. (Now the usual sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > outward exhibition

show1569

ejection1650

effusion1659

excursion1662

sally1676

demonstrativeness1841

gushing1852

transpirationa1854

demonstration1856

gushingness1859

effusiveness1877

gushiness1937

1841 C. G. F. Gore Cecil, Peer III. ii. 50 To all these bewilderments of sensibility, was added the energetic demonstrativeness of an Italian nature.

1863 J. C. Morison St. Bernard ii. i. 183 There was no..weak, undisciplined demonstrativeness in their joy.

1908 J. W. Fox Trail Lonesome Pine xii. 108 There is little or no demonstrativeness in the domestic relations of mountaineers. The kiss of courtship is the only one known.

1945 Life 5 Feb. 91/1 Our temperament, far from being stolidly Teuton, has the demonstrativeness and volatility of our Latin neighbors.

1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash p. xxv The emotional outpouring and huggy demonstrativeness is still a huge part of the..experience.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demonstrativeness
释义	demonstrativenessn. Brit. /dᵻˈmɒnstrətᵻvnəs/, U.S. /dᵻˈmɑnstrədɪvnəs/, /dᵻˈmɑnstrəˌtɪvnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: demonstrative adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < demonstrative adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of proving or establishing the truth of something, esp. by logical reasoning. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] > quality of demonstrativeness1655 1655 H. Hammond Acct. Mr. Cawdry's Triplex Diatribe v. 128 [It] supersedes all demonstrativeness of proof from this text, for the criminousness of Will-worship. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity xii. 40 Nor can the demonstrativeness of this Reason be eluded. 1715 Remarks Innocency Error 28 The Demonstrativeness of his Argument. 1833 Amer. Q. Rev. Dec. 33 The demonstrativeness and exactitude of mathematical investigations..carry to the understanding a ready conviction. 1948 Jrnl. Philos. 45 151 Nothing equals logic..in demonstrativeness. 1996 V. Silver in T. Sorell Cambr. Compan. Hobbes xiii. 333 Once one enters the system of proof, its sheer internal coherence fashions the sense of a proposition's demonstrativeness. 2. Open and unreserved expression of feelings, esp. affection; effusiveness. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > outward exhibition show1569 ejection1650 effusion1659 excursion1662 sally1676 demonstrativeness1841 gushing1852 transpirationa1854 demonstration1856 gushingness1859 effusiveness1877 gushiness1937 1841 C. G. F. Gore Cecil, Peer III. ii. 50 To all these bewilderments of sensibility, was added the energetic demonstrativeness of an Italian nature. 1863 J. C. Morison St. Bernard ii. i. 183 There was no..weak, undisciplined demonstrativeness in their joy. 1908 J. W. Fox Trail Lonesome Pine xii. 108 There is little or no demonstrativeness in the domestic relations of mountaineers. The kiss of courtship is the only one known. 1945 Life 5 Feb. 91/1 Our temperament, far from being stolidly Teuton, has the demonstrativeness and volatility of our Latin neighbors. 1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash p. xxv The emotional outpouring and huggy demonstrativeness is still a huge part of the..experience. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1655
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