manifestative

[ man-uh-fes-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.

Other Words From

• mani·festa·tive·ly adverb
• unman·i·festa·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of manifestative¹

1635–45; < Medieval Latin manifestātīvus, equivalent to Latin manifestāt ( us ) ( manifest, -ate ¹ ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

Every student should observe how manifestative action of face and body always supports descriptive gesture.

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Action is of two kinds,—representative and manifestative.

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Manifestative pantomime, on the contrary, reveals the feelings and experiences of the human mind, or the subjective situations and relations.

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Manifestative pantomime centres in the eye or the face, but belongs to the whole body.

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Morality, definition, 64; constitutive norm, 65; manifestative norm, 67; perceptive norm, 68; three species of, 69; three sources, the object, circumstances, and end, 70 sqq.; moral value of passions, 121 sqq.; important influence of habits on, 140.

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