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ostensive
os·ten·sive O0141300 (ŏ-stĕn′sĭv)adj. Seeming or professed; ostensible.
[Late Latin ostēnsīvus, from Latin ostēnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show; see ostensible.]
os·ten′sive·ly adv.ostensive (ɒˈstɛnsɪv) adj1. (Logic) obviously or manifestly demonstrative2. a less common word for ostensible3. (Philosophy) philosophy (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing[C17: from Late Latin ostentīvus, from Latin ostendere to show; see ostensible] osˈtensively advos•ten•sive (ɒˈstɛn sɪv)
adj. 1. clearly or manifestly demonstrative. 2. ostensible. [1595–1605] os•ten′sive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ostensive - manifestly demonstrativeinstructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform | | 2. | ostensive - represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"ostensiblecounterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince" |
ostensiveadjectiveAppearing as such but not necessarily so:apparent, external, ostensible, outward, seeming, superficial.Translationsostensive
ostensive1. obviously or manifestly demonstrative 2. Philosophy (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing ostensive
Synonyms for ostensiveadj appearing as such but not necessarily soSynonyms- apparent
- external
- ostensible
- outward
- seeming
- superficial
Synonyms for ostensiveadj manifestly demonstrativeRelated Wordsadj represented or appearing as suchSynonymsRelated Words |