informative

informative

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/

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Adjective

informative (comparative more informative, superlative most informative)

1. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

   I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.

2. (in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
3. (obsolete) Formative; having power to form.

Synonyms

• (providing information): informatory, instructive

Antonyms

• (providing information): uninformative
• (not specifying requirements): normative

Related terms

• inform
• information
• informational

Translations

providing useful or interesting information

Catalan: informatiu (ca) Finnish: asiapitoinen, informatiivinen (fi) French: instructif (fr), informatif (fr) Georgian: ინფორმატიული (inpormaṭiuli) German: informativ (de) Latin: informativus Norwegian: Bokmål: lærerik, informativ Nynorsk: lærerik, informativ

Persian: آموزنده‎ (fa) (âmuzande) Romanian: informativ (ro) m, informator (ro) m Russian: информативный (ru) (informativnyj) Spanish: informativo Swedish: informativ (sv), upplysande (sv), orienterande (sv), informerande (sv)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃fɔʁmativ/

Adjective

informative

1. feminine singular of informatif

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German

Adjective

informative

1. inflection of informativ:
   1. strong and mixed nominative and accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative and accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine and neuter singular

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Italian

Adjective

informative

1. feminine plural of informativo

Anagrams

• informatevi

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Latin

Adjective

informātive

1. vocative masculine singular of informātivus

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular and plural of informativ

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular and plural of informativ