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PRONUNCIATION OF DESIGNATIVE

designative  [ˈdɛzɪɡˌneɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESIGNATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Designative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DESIGNATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of designative in the English dictionary

The definition of designative in the dictionary is that serves to designate; indicative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESIGNATIVE


combinative
ˈkɒmbɪˌneɪtɪv
conglutinative
kənˈɡluːtɪˌneɪtɪv
contemplative
ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv
creative
kriːˈeɪtɪv
degenerative
dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɪv
detonative
ˈdɛtəˌneɪtɪv
illative
ɪˈleɪtɪv
innative
ɪˈneɪtɪv
innovative
ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv
integrative
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪv
irritative
ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪv
modificative
ˈmɒdɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
multiplicative
ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv
native
ˈneɪtɪv
oxidative
ˈɒksɪˌdeɪtɪv
qualificative
ˈkwɒlɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
stative
ˈsteɪtɪv
translative
trænsˈleɪtɪv
uncreative
ˌʌnkrɪˈeɪtɪv
unnative
ʌnˈneɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESIGNATIVE

design
designable
designate
designated
designated area
designated driver
designated employment
designation
designator
designatory
designedly
designee
designer
designer baby
designer drug
designer stubble
designful
designing
designingly
designless

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESIGNATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
cumulative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
legislative
narrative
negative
operative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of designative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «designative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESIGNATIVE

Find out the translation of designative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of designative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «designative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

designative
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

designative
570 millions of speakers

English

designative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

designative
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ترشيحي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

designative
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

designativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

designative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désignative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reka bentuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

designative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

た指定
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

designative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Designative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được chỉ định
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

designative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रचनात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanımlanışı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

designativa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

designative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

designative
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

designative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

designative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

designative
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

designative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

designative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of designative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESIGNATIVE»

The term «designative» is used very little and occupies the 173.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESIGNATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «designative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «designative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about designative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESIGNATIVE»

Discover the use of designative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to designative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rethinking Universals: How Rarities Affect Linguistic Theory
In the designative construction, however, the possessor is always interpreted as a beneficiary. Therefore it can be argued that the designative case performs a double function, assigning two different functions to two different noun phrases: ...
Jan Wohlgemuth, Michael Cysouw, 2010
2
Economic Advice and Rhetoric: Why Do Consultants Perform ...
The first is the designative claim, a positive statement which tells that something “ is”. The claim is neutral with respect to values and fits the academic ethos. Scientific claims tell us what is and are thus designative. The second is the evaluative ...
Onno Bouwmeester, 2010
3
The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Philosophy
The value of a variable is simply the object it desig- nates, and so variables, no matter where they occur, are purely designative in Quine's sense, and hence permitted to be bound by quantifiers even when they occur in the scope of a modal ...
Dermot Moran, 2008
4
Manual of lexicography
DESIGNATIVE AN D NON-DESIGNATIVE WORDS 1.3 Up to this point, it has been mainly the lexical meaning of the designative word that we have discussed. We have seen that there are three basic components of lexical meaning: the ...
Ladislav Zgusta, 1971
5
The New Theory of Reference: Kripke, Marcus, and Its Origins
(P2) Bindable occurrences of objectual variables must be purely designative. (C1 ) An occurrence of an objectual variable within an opaque construction cannot be bound by a quantifier outside the construction. (P3) Modal constructions are ...
P. Humphreys, J.H. Fetzer, 1999
6
The philosophy of language; or, Language as an exact ...
DESIGNATIVE ADJECTIVES. 245 largest fruits and vegetables, the heaviest fleeces, and the swiftest horses are exhibited. Statements of the greatest yields per acre are made. Frequently, also, much skill is shown in producing furrows of an ...
David Henry Cruttenden, 1870
7
Studies in Ditransitive Constructions: A Comparative Handbook
1- as found in Evenki and its closest relatives is a further development of the designative case in —gA—, it does not provide any insight into the origin of the designative construction, nor does it account for its morphosyntactic peculiarities.
Andrej Malchukov, Martin Haspelmath, Bernard Comrie, 2010
8
The Development of Quine's Philosophy
statement “Cicero denounced Catiline,” we cannot substitute “Cicero” for Cicero – that is, we cannot substitute the name of the word <<Cicero>> for the purely designative occurrence of the word “Cicero”. To do so would be equivalent to saying ...
Murray Murphey, 2011
9
Charles Taylor
Getting things right in language is thus essentially a matter of having the designative function in order. But Taylor is convinced that this is a much too narrow view of the semantic dimension. We are able to "get things right" in language in a host ...
Ruth Abbey, 2004
10
A Rhetorical Grammar of the English Language
The is a designative Adjective ; because, it names a subordinate idea, having an incidental relation to the idea, lady; or, because, it calls attention to the idea named in the noun, lady. Note VIII. The, when used as a Designative, requires either ...
David Henry Cruttenden, 1870

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESIGNATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term designative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
PGA Golf Step by Step Guide Made Simple (Video)
Driving the golf cart in the designative areas is important, as well as knowing how to keep score. Knowing this simple step-by-step guide makes ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Jun 15»
2
They're alive! Hyundai showcases four evolutionary concepts at …
Its designative awkwardness translates into the aesthetics as well, as the tubular frame looks like a strange, futuristic chariot. It's able to adjust ... «Digital Trends, Oct 14»
3
Apple's OS X Yosemite Beta Is Rolling Out Now, but Be Aware of …
... preview released on Monday, though it's not clear whether there's a meaningful difference between the versions or simply a designative one. «TIME, Jul 14»
4
Killeen: Dozens Cited In Crack Down On Red Light Violators
... to a driver who failed to stop at a designative point, and one to a driver for failure to control speed, police spokeswoman Carroll Smith said. «KWTX, Mar 14»
5
Gun auction troubles Center Line councilman
However, the company requires winning bidders to pick up merchandise from a designative facility. At that point or before, names are submitted ... «The Macomb Daily, Nov 13»
6
U.S. protectionism: an increasing barrier to foreign-based drug …
Key positions such as designative representatives and corporate officers are often foreign nationals legally present in the U.S., but not ... «Lexology, Oct 13»
7
US Fish & Wildlife Department About to Decide on Hundreds of …
... economic and departmental management factors influencing the slow-moving nature of the act's designative powers. Designating most or all ... «Indian Country Today Media Network.com, Mar 13»
8
Top 25 European Rising Stars 2012: ComodIT
It is like saying that without chronological facts, the past never existed: and for a fact, the ComodIT servers seek to pile up all designative ... «CloudTweaks News, Oct 12»
9
Repetitive Selective Removal of One Protecting Group
... Ecology of Mind; Differential Motivation; Full Metal Jacket; Designative Codes; Napalm Democracy; Propagation Mechanism; Orderliness; ... «All About Jazz, Dec 05»

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