significative

[ sig-nif-i-key-tiv ]

adjective

1. serving to signify.
2. significant; suggestive.

Other Words From

• sig·nifi·cative·ly adverb
• sig·nifi·cative·ness noun
• nonsig·nifi·cative adjective
• unsig·nifi·cative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of significative¹

1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French significatif, significative ) < Late Latin significātīvus denoting, equivalent to Latin significāt ( us ) (past participle of significāre to make a sign; signify, -ate ¹ ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

For as the old Creation was complete in seven days, so the number next ensuing may well be significative of the new.

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Moreover, these offices of divine piety be moral, and significative of future glory.

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That the men sheltered behind the waggons have not “gone under” at the first onslaught is significative of their character.

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To which the Count replied, by the word Speranza, accompanied by a clasp of the hand and a significative glance.

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He used the word which was significative beyond any thing that entered his imagination.

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Related Words

• hidden
• implicit
• indirect
• latent
• lurking
• tacit
• unspoken