Presentational

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Relating to the act of delivering or showing information visually or orally; characteristic of a style or mode designed to engage an audience through display or demonstration; pertaining to the formal method of exhibiting or conveying ideas
2. Connected with the process of exhibiting or demonstrating content in a direct, often visual manner; descriptive of an approach intended to communicate or highlight features to observers; concerning the style of presenting material in a clear and organized form
3. Having to do with the manner in which something is unveiled or communicated to an audience; indicative of a technique emphasizing appearance and clarity for effective communication; referring to the structured exposition or representation of information or performance

Etymology: "Presentational" is a plain formation: the noun "presentation" with the adjective-forming suffix "-al" attached. That suffix has a long pedigree. It descends from a Proto-Indo-European root for "to be like" or "belonging to," passed into Italic and Latin as "-ālis," which made adjectives from nouns, such as "nātūrālis," the source of "natural." It reached English through Old French "-el" and Middle English "-al," so the ending arrived in English well before the noun it now attaches to. "Presentation" itself came from Latin "praesentatio," from "praesentare," to place before someone or to exhibit, built from "prae-" (before) and "esse" (to be) in the sense of "present." English "presentational" is therefore a classical stack: Latin roots, French-shaped suffix, English assembly. Its core sense is simply "relating to presenting," which is why it fits the idea of showing something to an audience.

Synonyms: demonstrative, displaying

Antonyms: concealing, hidden