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conjunctive

/kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
con-junc-tive
IPA
/kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.

adj

Connected: being joined, united, connected.

adj

Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude).

adj

Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).

adj

Relating to the conjunctive mood.

adj

Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé

adj

Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.

adj

Of or relating to logical conjunction.

Example Sentences

  • "She is so conjunctive to my life and soul / That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, / I could not but by her."

Etymology

From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

conjunctives (plural)

Derived Forms

conjunctively conjunctiveness conjunctivism conjunctivist conjunctivity nonconjunctive subconjunctively unconjunctive

Phrases

canonical conjunctive normal form conjunctive adjunct conjunctive adverb conjunctive approach conjunctive archaeology conjunctive conjunction conjunctive error conjunctive eye movement

Frequently Paired Words

conjunct conjunction conjunctional conjunctiva

Synonyms

conjunct subjunctive concerted cooperative united conjunction connective continuative

Antonyms

disjunctive disjunct

Rhymes With

subjunctive disjunctive

Questions

How do you pronounce conjunctive?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/.
What does conjunctive mean?
Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.
Where does conjunctive come from?
From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

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