different between applicable vs applicative

English

Etymology

From Old French applicable, from Medieval Latin applicabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æpl?k?b?l/, /??pl?k?b?l/

Adjective

applicable (comparative more applicable, superlative most applicable)

1. suitable for application, relevant

Synonyms

• appropriate; See also Thesaurus:suitable or Thesaurus:pertinent

Antonyms

• inapplicable

Derived terms

• applicability

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From appliquer +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pli.kabl/

Adjective

applicable (plural applicables)

1. applicable

Further reading

• “applicable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From applicate.

Adjective

applicative (comparative more applicative, superlative most applicative)

1. Having practical application; applicable.
2. (computing) Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
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Translations

Noun

applicative (plural applicatives)

1. (grammar) A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.
   • 2010, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Donna Gerdts, Salish Applicatives (page 370)

     It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.

French

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine singular of applicatif

Italian

Adjective

applicative

1. feminine plural of applicativo

Anagrams

• applicatevi