demonstrativeness
Showing feelings openly
Demonstrativeness is the quality of openly expressing feelings, especially affection.
A demonstrative person hugs freely, says "I love you" often, and doesn't hide emotions: Her demonstrativeness made some family members uncomfortable.
The trait exists on a spectrum—what feels warm to one person may feel excessive to another.
Expressive bodily movement
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- articulationClear vocal expression
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- emphasisStress given to something
exclamation · interjection · intonation · inflection · exuberance · enthusiasm · vivacity · emoting
Hold closely in arms
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- kissTouch with lips
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
warmth · intimacy · fondness · devotion · caress · adoration · endearment · doting
Skill at impressive presentation
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- displayPresentation for viewing
- spectacleVisually striking event
theatricality · extravagance · flashiness · grandstanding · bravado · swagger · peacocking · flamboyance
State of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
unguardedness · defenselessness · openheartedness · authenticity · genuineness · susceptibility · impressionability · softness
Unguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
directness · frankness · guilelessness · ingenuousness · explicitness · outspokenness · plainspokenness · straightforwardness
gesticulation
Expressive bodily movement
- expressivenessAbility to convey emotion
- articulationClear vocal expression
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
emphasis · exclamation · interjection · intonation · inflection · exuberance · enthusiasm · vivacity · emoting · effervescence
embrace
Hold closely in arms
tenderness · warmth · intimacy · fondness · devotion · caress · adoration · endearment · doting · attachment
showmanship
Skill at impressive presentation
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- displayPresentation for viewing
spectacle · theatricality · extravagance · flashiness · grandstanding · bravado · swagger · peacocking · flamboyance · pageantry
exposure
State of being unprotected
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- receptivityWillingness to accept ideas
rawness · unguardedness · defenselessness · openheartedness · authenticity · genuineness · susceptibility · impressionability · softness · tenderness
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
sincerity · directness · frankness · guilelessness · ingenuousness · explicitness · outspokenness · plainspokenness · straightforwardness · unguardedness
demonstrativenessreservedness
Tendency toward social restraint
reserve · undemonstrativeness · restraint · reticence · emotional restraint
demonstrativenesscoldness
Low temperature state
emotional distance · standoffishness · frigidity · emotional unavailability · remoteness
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