1. connective

adjective. (kəˈnɛktɪv) Connecting or tending to connect.
Synonyms
conjunctive
Antonyms
disjunctive separation
Etymology
connective (English)
-ive (English)
-if (Anglo-Norman)
-ivus (Latin)
connect (English)
connecto (Latin)

2. connective

noun. (kəˈnɛktɪv) An instrumentality that connects.
Synonyms
conjunction telephone line connexion yoke jumper junction connection patch instrumentation subscriber line hookup ground backbone phone line earth line connector slip ring coupling hitch connecter telephone circuit instrumentality bond temporary hookup attachment
Antonyms
unrelatedness irrelevance connected unconnected unconnectedness
Etymology
connective (English)
-ive (English)
-if (Anglo-Norman)
-ivus (Latin)
connect (English)
connecto (Latin)

3. connective

noun. (kəˈnɛktɪv) An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.
Synonyms
closed-class word conjunction subordinate conjunction subordinating conjunction conjunctive function word continuative coordinating conjunction
Antonyms
unyoke outspan detach disjoin disconnectedness
Etymology
connective (English)
-ive (English)
-if (Anglo-Norman)
-ivus (Latin)
connect (English)
connecto (Latin)
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