Definition of PARTITIVE

partitive

Meanings

Plural: partitives

Noun

  • word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
  • A partitive word, phrase or case.

Adjective

  • (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole
    • "a partitive construction"
  • indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
    • "partitive tendencies in education"

Adjective Satellite

  • serving to separate or divide into parts
    • "partitive tendencies in education"

Adj

  • That divides something into parts.
  • Indicating a part rather than the whole of something.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English partitif, borrowed from Medieval Latin partītīvus, from Latin partītus + -īvus.

Synonyms

separative

Scrabble Score: 14

partitive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
partitive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
partitive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

partitive is a valid Words With Friends word