demonstrative
The study rated mothers on the amount of demonstrativeness exhibited.
Some people are raised in homes where physical demonstrativeness is non-existent.
Children, as well as adults, differ in demonstrativeness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Showing affection
affectionate
affectionately
aw
bear hug
canoodle
chuck
cwtch
cwtch up to someone
demonstratively
embrace
embracingly
fall into someone's armsidiom
love bombing
make something/someone out
man hug
mwah
osculate
smack
spoon
squeeze
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Showing and demonstrating
Examples of demonstrativeness
demonstrativeness
Sometimes these elements seem to demand a greater
demonstrativeness, almost a performance.
Besides locating utterances in space and time, the use of certain expressions requires the speaker to point or gesture, thereby determining the presence of widespread
demonstrativeness in the genre.
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