connective

Meaning

Adj

Serving or tending to connect; connecting.

Noun

1. That which connects.
2. A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
3. A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
4. The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
5. A connective tissue.

Synonyms

conjunction

conjunctive

connecting

copulative

connection

connector

copula

connecter

continuative

link

🔗

linking verb

binding

connexion

copular

couple

👫

coupled

embody

fastening

fit together

hookup

integrative

interconnection

interface

join

joint

junction

ligamentous

linkage

linking

marry

mate

🧉

nexus

plug-in

siamese

syndetic

tie

together

interlinkage

coordinate conjunction

association trail

adjunctive

linking word

alignment

articulate

attachment

bind

bond

catenate

catenation

cohesive

Translations

conector

connecteur

connectif

conjonction

conector

connexió

conectivo

verbindende

connexion

conjonctif

connettore

connector

ligação

🔗

connettivo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈnɛktɪv/

Etymology

For connexive, borrowed from Latin connexīvus. Displacement of x by ct in Latin loanwords is very common. Compare connect, connectivum, connection.