connective

[ kuh-nek-tiv ]

/ kəˈnɛk tɪv /

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adjective

serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters.

noun

something that connects.

Grammar. a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction.

Botany. the tissue joining the two cells of the anther.

Origin of connective

First recorded in 1645–55; connect + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM connective

con·nec·tive·ly, adverbcon·nec·tiv·i·ty

[kon-ek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌkɒn ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounnon·con·nec·tive, adjective, nounnon·con·nec·tive·ly, adverb

non·con·nec·tiv·i·ty, nounpre·con·nec·tive, adjectivequa·si-con·nec·tive, adjectivequa·si-con·nec·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby connective

Connecticut warbler, connecting cartilage, connecting rod, connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connective-tissue disease, connective tumor, connectivity, connector

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Example sentences from the Web for connective

In general, the connective tissues proper act as packing, binding, and supporting structures.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
He recognized that she spoke seriously; her voice bore no connective suggestion.
The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer
As a rule all the coats are involved in the connective tissue thickening.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
All the primary tumors of bone are of the connective tissue group, but various secondary tumors of epithelial origin may occur.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry|Maximilian Stern

The connective tissues were used as ropes to support the pole.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for connective

connective

/ (kəˈnɛktɪv) /

adjective

serving to connect or capable of connecting

noun

a thing that connects

grammar logic

a less common word for conjunction (def. 3)
any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words
a symbol used in a formal language in the construction of compound sentences from simpler sentences, corresponding to terms such as or, and, not, etc, in ordinary speech

botany the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther

anatomy a nerve-fibre bundle connecting two nerve centres

Derived forms of connective

connectively, adverbconnectivity (ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ), noun

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单词	connective
释义	connective [ kuh-nek-tiv ] / kəˈnɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR connective ON THESAURUS.COM adjective serving or tending to connect: connective remarks between chapters. noun something that connects. Grammar. a word used to connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences, as a conjunction. Botany. the tissue joining the two cells of the anther. Origin of connective First recorded in 1645–55; connect + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM connective con·nec·tive·ly, adverbcon·nec·tiv·i·ty [kon-ek-tiv-i-tee], /ˌkɒn ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounnon·con·nec·tive, adjective, nounnon·con·nec·tive·ly, adverb non·con·nec·tiv·i·ty, nounpre·con·nec·tive, adjectivequa·si-con·nec·tive, adjectivequa·si-con·nec·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby connective Connecticut warbler, connecting cartilage, connecting rod, connection, connectionism, connective, connective tissue, connective-tissue disease, connective tumor, connectivity, connector Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for connective In general, the connective tissues proper act as packing, binding, and supporting structures. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell He recognized that she spoke seriously; her voice bore no connective suggestion. The Three Black Pennys\|Joseph Hergesheimer As a rule all the coats are involved in the connective tissue thickening. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield All the primary tumors of bone are of the connective tissue group, but various secondary tumors of epithelial origin may occur. Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry\|Maximilian Stern The connective tissues were used as ropes to support the pole. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for connective connective / (kəˈnɛktɪv) / adjective serving to connect or capable of connecting noun a thing that connects grammar logic a less common word for conjunction (def. 3) any word that connects phrases, clauses, or individual words a symbol used in a formal language in the construction of compound sentences from simpler sentences, corresponding to terms such as or, and, not, etc, in ordinary speech botany the tissue of a stamen that connects the two lobes of the anther anatomy a nerve-fibre bundle connecting two nerve centres Derived forms of connective connectively, adverbconnectivity (ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to connective combinative, combinatorial, conjugative, conjunctional, connectional, combinable, conjoining, conjugable
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connective

adjective

noun

Origin of connective

OTHER WORDS FROM connective

Words nearby connective

Example sentences from the Web for connective

British Dictionary definitions for connective

adjective

noun

Derived forms of connective

Words related to connective