partitive

partitive is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.
2. noun. A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.
3. noun. word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole
4. adjective. serving to separate or divide into parts

   "partitive tendencies in education"

   "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"

   Synonyms: separative

5. adjective. indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts

   "partitive tendencies in education"

6. adjective. (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole

   "a partitive construction"

Synonyms

separative

Common word forms

partitives, partitively

Words from these letters

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