demonstra-

(Latin: to point out, to display, to show)

The words in this unit come from Latin de-, "utterly, completely" (in this situation) plus monstrare, "to show, to point out" (from monstrum, "divine portent", which came from monere, "to warn").

undemonstrative (adjective)
1. Not open to exhibition or expression of emotion; especially, of affection.
2. Restrained or a tendency not to show emotions openly.
3. Not disposed to expressions of one's feelings; reserved.
undemonstratively (adverb)
A reference to someone who can't, or won't, show his or her emotions.

This word group is directly related to the monstro-, monstr- unit.

Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "appear, visible, visual, manifest, show, see, reveal, look": blep-; delo-; opt-; -orama; pare-; phanero-; phant-; pheno-; scopo-; spec-; vela-, veal-; video-, visuo-.