Dictionary

informative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [-ɾɪv] (Canada, General-American)
• [-ɾɪv] (Australia)
• /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (General-American) audio
• /ɪnˈfoːmətɪv/ (Australia)
• /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English inform Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English informative From inform + -ative.

Meanings

1. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.
   • I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
2. Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
3. (obsolete) Formative; having power to form.

Forms

Antonyms

uninformative · normative

Deriveds

disinformative · underinformative · metainformative · bioinformative · informativity · superinformative · informatively · noninformative · misinformative · informativeness · overinformative · counterinformative

Relateds

information · inform · informatory · informational

Synonyms

informatory · instructive

Translations (39)

sv orienterande (providing useful or interesting information) · fi informatiivinen (providing useful or interesting information) · ro informator (providing useful or interesting information) · nn informativ (providing useful or interesting information) · ur معلومات افزا (providing useful or interesting information) · ka მაინფორმირებელი (providing useful or interesting information) · ms bermaklumat (providing useful or interesting information) · uk інформати́вний (providing useful or interesting information) · ga eolasach (providing useful or interesting information) · ms informatif (providing useful or interesting information) · fi asiapitoinen (providing useful or interesting information) · fa آموزنده (providing useful or interesting information) · sv informerande (providing useful or interesting information) · fr informatif (providing useful or interesting information) · la īnfōrmātīvus (providing useful or interesting information) · bg информативен (providing useful or interesting information) · ar إِخْبَارِيّ (providing useful or interesting information) · nl informatief (providing useful or interesting information) · sv informativ (providing useful or interesting information) · nn lærerik (providing useful or interesting information) · ru информати́вный (providing useful or interesting information) · pl informatywny (providing useful or interesting information) · es informador (providing useful or interesting information) · id informatif (providing useful or interesting information) · ka ინფორმატიული (providing useful or interesting information) · bg осведомителен (providing useful or interesting information) · ga faisnéiseach (providing useful or interesting information) · it informativo (providing useful or interesting information) · de informativ (providing useful or interesting information) · nb lærerik (providing useful or interesting information) · ar إِعْلَامِيّ (providing useful or interesting information) · fr instructif (providing useful or interesting information) · sv upplysande (providing useful or interesting information) · nb informativ (providing useful or interesting information) · es informativo (providing useful or interesting information) · ca informatiu (providing useful or interesting information) · pl pouczający (providing useful or interesting information) · hi शिक्षाप्रद (providing useful or interesting information) · ro informativ (providing useful or interesting information)