NARRATIVE

narrative

(adjective) consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; “narrative poetry”

narrative, narration, story, tale

(noun) a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; “his narrative was interesting”; “Disney’s stories entertain adults as well as children”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)

Telling a story.

Overly talkative; garrulous.

• Alexander Pope

Of or relating to narration.

Noun

narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)

The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

That which is narrated.

A representation of an event or story.

(creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Anagrams

• veratrina

Source: Wiktionary

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Nar"ra*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. narratif.]

1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.

2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous. But wise through time, and narrative with age. Pope.

Nar"ra*tive, n.

Definition: That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story. Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. Tatler.

Syn.

– Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See Account.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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