Definition of Denominative

1. a. Conferring a denomination or name.

2. n. A denominative name or term; denominative verb.

Definition of Denominative

1. Adjective. deriving from a noun, or from an adjective, such as the verb (term destruct) from the noun (term destruction). ¹

2. Adjective. being a name ¹

3. Noun. a verb that is derived from a noun or adjective ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Denominative

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denominative

denoising
denominable
denominal
denominally
denominate
denominated
denominates
denominating
denomination
denominational
denominationalism
denominationalist
denominationalists
denominationally
denominations
denominative (current term)
denominatively
denominatives
denominator
denominators
denopamine
denormal
denormalisation
denormalisations
denormalise
denormalised
denormalises
denormalising
denormalization
denormalize

Literary usage of Denominative

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Grammar of the Homeric Dialect by David Binning Monro (1882)
"In these instances metrical convenience may hav<e had some influence. I2O.J denominative Verbs. Some apparent anomalies in the ..."

2. A Greek Grammar for Colleges by Herbert Weir Smyth (1920)
"A primitive may be formed with a suffix derived from a denominative ... A denominative often has no corresponding primitive ; sometimes the latter has been ..."

3. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar by Wilhelm Gesenius (1859)
"denominative NOUNS. 1. Such are all nouns which are formed immediately from ... Peculiar to denominative nouns is the termination *—?, which converts a ..."

4. A Greek Grammar for Schools and Colleges by James Hadley (1866)
"denominative VERBS. 472. denominative verbs are formed from noun-stems in many ways. The most important endings are the following ; they are given as seen ..."

5. A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane (1903)
"(B.) FORMATION OF denominative YE' 365. denominative verb stems have present infini -Are, -Crc, or -ire (-an, -Cr1, or -in), and are form noun stems of all ..."

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