Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

designative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-ig-na-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to designate.

Etymology

From designate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more designative (comparative) most designative (superlative)

Derived Forms

designatively nondesignative

Synonyms

designatory

Questions

What does designative mean?
Serving to designate.
Where does designative come from?
From designate + -ive.

How to pronounce designative

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