undemonstrative
/ˌʌn dəˈmɒn stɹə tɪv/
undemonstrative adjective: not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
Adjective
undemonstrative (comparative more undemonstrative, superlative most undemonstrative)
- Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
- It was a godsend when an undemonstrative ewe and demonstrative lamb came in.1902, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Bush Studies (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 30
- Synonyms:
- frosty, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, remote
undemonstrative meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
undemonstrative in Urdu
- الگ تھلگ, غیرمظہر
undemonstrative in Malayalam
- impassive, unemotional, unaffectionate
- വികാരപ്രകടനം നടത്താത്ത, വികാരം അടക്കിപ്പിടിക്കുന്ന, വികാരം പുറത്തു കാണിക്കാത്ത, നിർവ്വികാരമായ, മമതയില്ലാത്ത, അവികാര
Synonyms of undemonstrative
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Forms of undemonstrative
| comparative | more undemonstrative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undemonstrative |
Origin of undemonstrative
From un- + demonstrative.
Words formed from undemonstrative
Questions about undemonstrative
- What does undemonstrative mean?
- Undemonstrative means not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.
- What is undemonstrative in Urdu?
- Undemonstrative in Urdu is الگ تھلگ, غیرمظہر. See Undemonstrative meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is undemonstrative?
- Undemonstrative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce undemonstrative?
- Undemonstrative is pronounced /ˌʌn dəˈmɒn stɹə tɪv/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: undemonstrative (page history and authors); undemonstrative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undemonstrative (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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