SEPARATIVE

separative

(adjective) (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; “whereas ‘each,’ ‘every,’ ‘either,’ ‘neither,’ and ‘none’ are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, ‘which’ in ‘which of the men’ is separative”

partitive, separative

(adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts; “partitive tendencies in education”; “the uniting influence was stronger than the separative”

separative

(adjective) (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Adjective

separative (comparative more separative, superlative most separative)

Serving to separate.

(rare) Tending to keep oneself separate from others.

Noun

separative (plural separatives)

Something that serves to separate.

Source: Wiktionary

---

Sep"a*ra*tive, a. Etym: [L. separativus.]

Definition: Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of extreme cold." Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins