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derivative noun /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ jump to other results - a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing
- ‘Happiness’ is a derivative of ‘happy’.
- Crack is a highly potent and addictive derivative of cocaine.
Topics Languagec2Word Originlate Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘having the power to draw off’, and in the noun sense ‘a word derived from another’): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.
derivative adjective /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/ (usually disapproving) jump to other results - copied from something else; not having new or original ideas
- a derivative design/style
- I found the novel thin and derivative. I had expected more.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDerivative is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘having the power to draw off’, and in the noun sense ‘a word derived from another’): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare, from de- ‘down, away’ + rivus ‘brook, stream’.
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