Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declarative

/dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: de-clar-a-tive
IPA: /dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.

adj

Expressing truth.

adj

That declares a construct.

adj

A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming

noun

Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

noun

Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

Example Sentences

"Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative grammatical structure and the respective mood is called either "declarative" or "indicative"..."
"A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]"

Etymology

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: déclaratif

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/
British English: /dɪˈklæɹ.ə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

declaratives (plural)

Derived Forms

declaratively declarativeness declarativity nondeclarative

Phrases

declarative memory declarative programming

Synonyms

declaratory declaration asserting indicative indicative mood declarative mood common mood fact mood

Rhymes With

comparative imperative

Questions

How do you pronounce declarative?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv/.
What does declarative mean?: Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
Where does declarative come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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