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Equative
/i(ː)ˈkweɪtɪv/
(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
📖 Definitions of "Equative"
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(grammar) A construction showing an equal quality. In English, this is normally formed using as. For example, the equative of happy is as happy as.
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(grammar) A word in the equative form.
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(grammar) A grammatical case in certain languages, including Ossetic and Sumerian, that indicates something is like something else. English equivalents include he was the same age as her and he looks like him.
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(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or being an equative.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Equative"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| copulanoun | (linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate. |
| predicationsnoun | An assertion or affirmation. |
| aequalisnoun | (grammar) The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to “like” or “as” in English. This case is used in some languages like Inuktitut. |
| pareilnoun | (obsolete, quaint) An equal. |
| equiproportionnoun | An equal proportion (as other proportions). |
| equatingverb | The act by which things are equated; the evaluation of things as equivalent. |
| æquationnoun | Obsolete spelling of equation. [The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).] |
| equipollent | equivalent |
| æquivalentnoun | Obsolete spelling of equivalent. [Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.] |
| equivalationnoun | The act of equating or making equivalent. |
| equal | The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment. |
| æquivalencenoun | Obsolete spelling of equivalence. [(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.] |
| æquilateralnoun | Obsolete spelling of equilateral. [(geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal.] |
| equationnoun | (mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; in mathematical problems, equations describe various essential aspects of the problem, each of which contributes to the resolution of the problem in part. |
| eq'nnoun | Abbreviation of equation. [The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).] |
| adequationnoun | Equivalence. |
| equivalencenoun | (uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal. |
| equalnessnoun | equality |
| coequal | Equal to each other in size, rank or position. |
| equilateral | (geometry, of a polygon) Having all the sides equal. |
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🏷️ Nouns for "Equative"
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- equativesentences
- equativecopula
- equativeclause
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- equativeverb
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- equativesentence
- equativepredication
- equativestructures
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- equativeis
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