Informative vs Demonstrative - What's the difference?
informative | demonstrative |
Providing information; especially , providing useful or interesting information.
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
* Hooker
given to open displays of emotion
* Blair
(grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
(grammar) A demonstrative word
# A demonstrative adjective.
# A demonstrative pronoun.
As adjectives the difference between informative and demonstrative
is that informative is providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information while demonstrative is that serves to demonstrate, show or prove.As a noun demonstrative is
a demonstrative word.informative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
Synonyms
* (providing information) informatory, instructiveAntonyms
* (providing information) uninformative * (not specifying requirements) normativedemonstrative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an argument necessary and demonstrative
- demonstrative eloquence
