Connective — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

an instrumentality that connects

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌvɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/kənˈɛktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənˈɛktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌvɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

he soldered the connection
he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
connective remarks between chapters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

connection connexion conjunctive connecter connector continuative conjunction

Parts of Speech

noun	an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
noun	an instrumentality that connects “he soldered the connection”
adjective	connecting or tending to connect “connective remarks between chapters”

Word Forms

connect	verb	plug into an outlet
connectivity	noun	the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbindend

ein nicht flektiertes Funktionswort, das dazu dient, Wörter, Phrasen, Nebensätze oder Sätze zu verbinden

🇫🇷French

conjonctif

un mot de fonction non fléchi qui sert à joindre des mots ou des expressions ou des clauses ou des phrases

🇪🇸Spanish

conectivo

una palabra funcional sin inflexión que sirve para unir palabras o frases o cláusulas u oraciones

🇮🇹Italian

connettivo

una parola funzionale non flessa che serve a congiungere parole o frasi o clausole o frasi

🇳🇱Dutch

verbindend

een onverbogen functiewoord dat dient om woorden, zinsdelen, clausules of zinnen samen te voegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

conectivo

uma palavra funcional não flexionada que serve para unir palavras ou frases ou orações ou sentenças

🇷🇺Russian

соединительный

неизменяемое служебное слово, которое служит для соединения слов, фраз, предложений или предложений.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संयोजी

एक अप्रभावित कार्य शब्द जो शब्दों या वाक्यांशों या उपवाक्यों या वाक्यों को जोड़ने का कार्य करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযোজক

একটি আনফ্লেক্টেড ফাংশন শব্দ যা শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশ বা ধারা বা বাক্যকে সংযুক্ত করতে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைப்பு

சொற்கள் அல்லது சொற்றொடர்கள் அல்லது உட்பிரிவுகள் அல்லது வாக்கியங்களை இணைக்க உதவும் ஒரு ஊடுருவாத செயல்பாட்டு சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కనెక్టివ్

పదాలు లేదా పదబంధాలు లేదా ఉపవాక్యాలు లేదా వాక్యాలను కలిపేందుకు ఉపయోగపడే అన్‌ఫ్లెక్టెడ్ ఫంక్షన్ పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

संयोजी

एक अनइंफ्लेक्ट फंक्शन शब्द जो शब्द किंवा वाक्ये किंवा खंड किंवा वाक्ये जोडण्यासाठी काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કનેક્ટિવ

એક અસ્પષ્ટ કાર્ય શબ્દ કે જે શબ્દો અથવા શબ્દસમૂહો અથવા કલમો અથવા વાક્યોને જોડવાનું કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಯೋಜಕ

ಪದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗುಚ್ಛಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಷರತ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಲು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಅನ್ಫ್ಲೆಕ್ಟೆಡ್ ಫಂಕ್ಷನ್ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണക്റ്റീവ്

വാക്കുകളോ ശൈലികളോ ക്ലോസുകളോ വാക്യങ്ങളോ സംയോജിപ്പിക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരു മാറ്റമില്ലാത്ത ഫംഗ്ഷൻ വാക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਨੈਕਟਿਵ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਰਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਨ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مربوط

ایک غیر متزلزل فعل لفظ جو الفاظ یا فقروں یا شقوں یا جملوں کو جوڑنے کا کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

连接词

一个未变形的功能词，用于连接单词、短语、从句或句子

🇯🇵Japanese

接続詞

語、句、節、文を結合する役割を果たす、活用されていない機能語

🇰🇷Korean

연결어

단어나 구, 절, 문장을 결합하는 역할을 하는 굴절되지 않은 기능어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên kết

một từ chức năng không được biến đổi dùng để nối các từ hoặc cụm từ hoặc mệnh đề hoặc câu

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวพัน

คำฟังก์ชันที่ไม่ผันแปรซึ่งทำหน้าที่เชื่อมคำหรือวลีหรืออนุประโยคหรือประโยคเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ikat

kata fungsi tidak terinfleksikan yang berfungsi untuk menggabungkan kata atau frasa atau klausa atau kalimat

🇵🇭Filipino

nag-uugnay

isang uninflected function na salita na nagsisilbing pagdugtong ng mga salita o parirala o sugnay o pangungusap

🇲🇾Malay

penghubung

kata fungsi tak berflek yang berfungsi untuk menggabungkan perkataan atau frasa atau klausa atau ayat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضام

كلمة وظيفية غير معكوسة تعمل على ربط الكلمات أو العبارات أو الجمل أو الجمل

🇮🇷Persian

پیوند دهنده

یک کلمه تابع بدون عطف که برای به هم پیوستن کلمات یا عبارات یا بندها یا جملات استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bağlayıcı

kelimeleri veya cümleleri veya cümlecikleri veya cümleleri birleştirmeye yarayan, çekimsiz bir işlev sözcüğü

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיבור

מילת פונקציה לא נטויה המשמשת לחיבור מילים או ביטויים או סעיפים או משפטים

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The primary meaning of 'connective' is 'an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences'.

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Using 'connective' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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