connective C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /kəˈnɛktɪv/ UK /kəˈnɛktɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving to connect; a word or tissue that links Tendons are bands of tough connective tissue. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving to connect; a word... connectinglinkingjoiningconjunctivecopulativerelational ↔ Opposites disjunctiveseparating Word family Derived forms connectivelyconnectivity Related forms connectconnectionconnectorconnectedness Etymology AI details From connect + -ive, from Latin connectere ('to bind together'), from con- ('together') + nectere ('to bind, tie'). connectere Latin nectere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # connective **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown