different between expository vs informative

English

Adjective

expository (not comparable)

1. Serving to explain, explicate, or elucidate; expositive; of or relating to exposition.

   Practicing expository writing will teach you to explain complex concepts clearly.

Translations

English

Etymology

inform +? -ative

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?f??m?t?v/

Adjective

informative (comparative more informative, superlative most informative)

1. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

   Synonyms: informatory, instructive

   Antonym: uninformative

2. (in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

   Antonym: normative

3. (obsolete) Formative; having power to form.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.f??.ma.tiv/

Adjective

informative

1. feminine singular of informatif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

informative

1. inflection of informativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

informative

1. feminine plural of informativo

Anagrams

• informatevi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.fo?r.ma??ti?.u?e/, [??fo?rmä??t?i?u??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.for.ma?ti.ve/, [inf?rm??t?i?v?]

Adjective

?nf?rm?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of ?nf?rm?t?vus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular/plural of informativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular/plural of informativ