Definitions for illativeˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•la•tiveˈɪl ə tɪv, ɪˈleɪ tɪv(adj.)
of or expressing illation; inferential:
an illative word such as “therefore.”
Origin of illative:
1585–95; < LL
il′la•tive•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
inferential, illative(adj)
relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
"the illative faculty of the mind"
illative, inferential(adj)
resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
"an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"
illative(adj)
expressing or preceding an inference
"`therefore' is an illative word"
Wiktionary
illative(Noun)
a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as therefore)
illative(Noun)
an illation
illative(Noun)
the illative case, or a word in that case
illative(Adjective)
of, or relating to an illation
illative(Adjective)
of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
Origin: From illativus, from illatus, perfect passive participle of infero, from in + fero.
Webster Dictionary
Illative(adj)
relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc
Illative(noun)
an illative particle, as for, because
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