combinative
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
combination + -ive.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmbɪneɪtɪv/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmbɪneɪtɪv/, /kəmˈbaɪnətɪv/
- Hyphenation: com‧bi‧nat‧ive
Adjective[edit]
combinative (comparative more combinative, superlative most combinative)
- Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
- Serving, tending, or able to combine.
Synonyms[edit]
- (of or pertaining to combination): combinatorial, combinatory
- (serving to combine): amalgamative, coalescent, combinatory, unitive
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of "of or pertaining to combination"): noncombinative
- (antonym(s) of "serving to combine"): partitive, divisive, separative
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “combinative”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “combinative”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.