illative
(adjective) expressing or preceding an inference; ââthereforeâ is an illative wordâ
illative, inferential
(adjective) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; âan illative conclusionâ; âinferential reasoningâ
inferential, illative
(adjective) relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; âthe illative faculty of the mindâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
illative (not comparable)
of, or relating to an illation
(grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
illative (plural illatives)
(grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore)
an illation
(grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case
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Source: Wiktionary
Il"la*tive, a. Etym: [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.]
Definition: Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc. Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.
– Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences.
Il"la*tive, n.
Definition: An illative particle, as for, because.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatâs left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
