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connective
Overview of noun connective
The noun connective has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative -- (an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences)
2. connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective -- (an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers")
Overview of adj connective
The adj connective has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) connective -- (connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun connective
2 senses of connective
Sense 1
conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> function word, closed-class word
=> word
=> language unit, linguistic unit
=> part, portion, component part, component
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun connective
2 senses of connective
Sense 1
conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> coordinating conjunction
=> subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction
Sense 2
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> attachment, bond
=> backbone
=> ground, earth
=> hitch
=> hookup
=> jumper
=> junction, conjunction
=> slip ring
=> telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> temporary hookup, patch
=> yoke, coupling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun connective
2 senses of connective
Sense 1
conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> function word, closed-class word
Sense 2
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
Antonyms of noun connective
Member Holonyms of noun connective
Substance Holonyms of noun connective
Part Holonyms of noun connective
Member Meronyms of noun connective
Substance Meronyms of noun connective
Part Meronyms of noun connective
Meronyms of noun connective
Holonyms of noun connective
Attributes of noun connective
Derived Forms of noun connective
Domain of noun connective
Domain Terms of noun connective
Familiarity of noun connective
connective used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun connective
2 senses of connective
Sense 1
conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
> function word, closed-class word
=> determiner, determinative
=> preposition
=> pronoun
=> conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> particle
Sense 2
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> ceramic
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> container
=> conveyance, transport
=> device
=> equipment
=> furnishing
=> hardware, ironware
=> implement
=> means
=> system
=> toiletry, toilet article
=> weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
=> medium
Meronyms of noun connective
2 senses of connective
Sense 1
conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative
=> function word, closed-class word
HAS PART: grammatical meaning
=> word
HAS PART: syllable
HAS PART: affix
Sense 2
connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun connective
Grep of noun connective
connective
connective tissue
Antonyms of adj connective
1 sense of connective
Sense 1
connective
INDIRECT (VIA conjunctive) -> disjunctive
Similarity of adj connective
1 sense of connective
Sense 1
connective
=> conjunctive (vs. disjunctive)
Pertainyms of adj connective
Attributes of adj connective
Domain of adj connective
Domain Terms of adj connective
Familiarity of adj connective
connective used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj connective
connective
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