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- [o-sten-siv]
- /ɒˈstɛn sɪv/
- /ɒstˈensɪv/
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- [o-sten-siv]
- /ɒˈstɛn sɪv/
Definitions of ostensive word
- adjective ostensive clearly or manifestly demonstrative. 1
- abbreviation OSTENSIVE ostensible. 1
- noun ostensive Directly or clearly demonstrative. 1
- adjective ostensive obviously or manifestly demonstrative 0
- adjective ostensive (of a definition) given by demonstrative means, esp by pointing 0
- adjective ostensive directly pointing out; clearly demonstrative 0
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Origin of ostensive
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin ostēnsīvus, equivalent to Latin ostēns(us), variant of ostentus past participle of ostendere to present, display (o(b)s-, variant of ob- ob- + tend(ere) to stretch + -tus past participle suffix) + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Ostensive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ostensive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ostensive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ostensive
adjective ostensive
- ostensible — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
- apparent — An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist.
- professed — avowed; acknowledged.
- supposed — assumed as true, regardless of fact; hypothetical: a supposed case.
- perceived — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
Antonyms for ostensive
adjective ostensive
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
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