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il·la·tive I0032800 (ĭl′ə-tĭv, ĭ-lā′-)adj.1. Of, relating to, or of the nature of an illation.2. Expressing or preceding an inference. Used of a word.3. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a grammatical case indicating motion toward or into in some languages, as in Finnish Helsinkiin, "to Helsinki."n.1. A word or phrase, such as hence or for that reason, that expresses an inference.2. See illation.3. Grammar a. The illative case.b. A word or form in the illative case. il′la·tive·ly adv.illative (ɪˈleɪtɪv) adj1. (Logic) of or relating to illation; inferential2. (Grammar) grammar denoting a word or morpheme used to signal inference, for example so or therefore3. (Linguistics) (in the grammar of Finnish and other languages) denoting a case of nouns expressing a relation of motion or direction, usually translated by the English prepositions into or towards. Compare elative1n (Grammar) grammar a. the illative caseb. an illative word or speech element[C16: from Late Latin illātīvus inferring, concluding] ilˈlatively advil•la•tive (ˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv) adj. of or expressing illation; inferential: an illative word such as “therefore.” [1585–95; < Late Latin] il′la•tive•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | illative - relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"inferential | | 2. | illative - resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"inferentialdeductive - involving inferences from general principles | | 3. | illative - expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word"grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)deductive - involving inferences from general principles |
illativenounA position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principles:conclusion, deduction, illation, inference, judgment.Translationsillative
Synonyms for illativenoun a position arrived at by reasoning from premises or general principlesSynonyms- conclusion
- deduction
- illation
- inference
- judgment
Synonyms for illativeadj relating to or having the nature of illation or inferenceSynonymsadj resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inferenceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj expressing or preceding an inferenceRelated Words |