connective

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /kəˈnɛktɪv/ UK /kəˈnɛktɪv/ See IPA manual

adj noun

Meanings

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adj
serving to connect; a word or tissue that links

Tendons are bands of tough connective tissue.

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1 adj · serving to connect; a word... connecting linking joiningconjunctivecopulative relational

Opposites

disjunctiveseparating

Word family

Derived forms connectivelyconnectivity

Related forms connect connectionconnectorconnectedness

Etymology

From connect + -ive, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from con- ('together') + nectere ('to bind, tie').

connectere Latin nectere Latin

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Communication Word Formation & Derivatives

# connective

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** kəˈnɛktɪv
**IPA (UK):** kəˈnɛktɪv

## Meanings
1. serving to connect; a word or tissue that links

## Examples
- Tendons are bands of tough connective tissue.

## Synonyms
- connecting
- linking
- joining
- conjunctive
- copulative
- relational

## Antonyms
- disjunctive
- separating

## Derived Forms
- connectively
- connectivity

## Related Forms
- connect
- connection
- connector
- connectedness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: connectere
- Root: nectere

## Etymology
From connect + -ive, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from con- ('together') + nectere ('to bind, tie').

## AI Etymology
Connective is from connect + -ive, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from con- ('together') + nectere ('to bind, tie'). Important recorded forms include connectere (Latin) and nectere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers serving to connect; a word or tissue that links. The wider family includes derived forms such as connectively and connectivity and related words such as connect, connection, connector, and connectedness.

## Topics
- Communication
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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