Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

informative

/ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
in-form-at-ive
IPA
/ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

adj

Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

adj

Formative; having power to form.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English inform Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English informative From inform + -ative.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/
  • British English: /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more informative (comparative) most informative (superlative)

Derived Forms

bioinformative counterinformative disinformative informatively informativeness informativity metainformative misinformative noninformative overinformative superinformative underinformative

Frequently Paired Words

inform information informational informatory

Synonyms

informatory instructive enlightening illuminating

Antonyms

uninformative normative

Rhymes With

formative normative performative uninformative heteronormative homonormative

Questions

How do you pronounce informative?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/.
What does informative mean?
Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
Where does informative come from?
Etymology tree English inform Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English informative From inform + -ative.

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