CONNECTIVE

connective

(adjective) connecting or tending to connect; “connective remarks between chapters”; “connective tissue in animals”; “conjunctive tissue in plants”

connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

(noun) an instrumentality that connects; “he soldered the connection”; “he didn’t have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers”

conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

connective (not comparable)

Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

Noun

connective (plural connectives)

That which connects.

(logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.

(grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.

(botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.

(anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.

Synonyms

• connexive (dated)

Synonyms

• See also connective

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*nect"ive, a.

Definition: Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection. Connection tissue (Anat.) See Conjunctive tissue, under Conjunctive.

Con*nect"ive, n.

Definition: That which connects. Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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