illative

Speech parts

1. illative - Noun

2. illative - Adjective

3. illative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.

An illative particle, as for, because.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inferential last final ending conclusion terminal closing reasoning inference deduction constructive nominative conclusive deductive corollary
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Antonyms

first fact beginning basis start initial
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Related terms

inference infer illation

Anagrams

vitaille veiltail

Examples

`therefore' is an illative word Source: Internet

an illative conclusion Source: Internet

inferential reasoning Source: Internet

the illative faculty of the mind Source: Internet

Its singular form, heard more often than the plural, appears in books, newspapers, etc. Most Lithuanian nouns can take the illative ending, indicating that from the descriptive point of view the illative still can be treated as a case in Lithuanian. Source: Internet

The illative case also changes form with a consonant stem, where the ending -hen is assibilated to -seen, as -hen is the genitive. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

illaqueation Illarionova illation illative case illatively illaudable