INFORMATIVE

informative, informatory

(adjective) providing or conveying information

instructive, informative

(adjective) serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

enlightening, informative, illuminating

(adjective) tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; “an enlightening glimpse of government in action”; “an illuminating lecture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

informative (comparative more informative, superlative most informative)

Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

Synonyms: informatory, instructive

Antonym: uninformative

(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

Antonym: normative

(obsolete) Formative; having power to form.

Source: Wiktionary

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In*form"a*tive, a.

Definition: Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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