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A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a train of reasoning.

eness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.

Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Cudworth.

A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. [Slang, U.S.] Bartlett.

To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love. [Colloq.]

Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt also spoony.] [Colloq.]

deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at. They will stick long at part of a demonstration for want of perceiving the connection of two ideas. Locke. Some stick not to say, that the parson and attorney forged a will. Arbuthnot.

docile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself. Bentley.

A female demon or fiend. See Succubus. Though seeming in shape a woman natural Was a fiend of the kind that succubæ some call. Mir. for Mag.

A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus.

nts or allegations. To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. J. Edwards.

ses; so that, if these are true, the conclusion must be true, and the argument amounts to demonstration;

. Drake. Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear, Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear. Pope.

nd of action that is directly effective, whether it be a simple strike, a peaceful public demonstration, sabotage, or revolutionary violence. By the general strike and direct action syndicalism aims to establish a social system in which the means and processes of production are in the control of local organizations of…

As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket are good apples. The early fame of Gratian was e…

any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.

A statement of a principle to be demonstrated.

As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned. When they heard this, they were pricked in their heart. Acts ii. 37. But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would c…

One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to…

Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument. Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. Sir M. Hale.