different between indicative vs narrative

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, grammar): ind.

Etymology

From Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indic?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?d?k.?.t?v/

Adjective

indicative (comparative more indicative, superlative most indicative)

1. serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something

   He had pains indicative of a heart attack.

2. (grammar) of, or relating to the indicative mood

Translations

Noun

indicative (countable and uncountable, plural indicatives)

1. (grammar, uncountable) The indicative mood.
2. (grammar, countable) A term in the indicative mood.

Translations

Further reading

• indicative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine singular of indicatif

Italian

Adjective

indicative

1. feminine plural of indicativo

Anagrams

• indicatevi

Latin

Adjective

indic?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of indic?t?vus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French narratif.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?n???t?v/
• Hyphenation: nar?ra?tive

Adjective

narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)

1. Telling a story.
2. Overly talkative; garrulous.

   • But wise through time, and narrative with age.

3. Of or relating to narration.

Translations

Noun

narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)

1. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
2. That which is narrated.
3. A representation of an event or story.
4. (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Derived terms

• antenarrative
• antinarrative
• grand narrative
• metanarrative
• narrative hook

Related terms

• narrate
• narration
• narrator

Translations

References

• narrative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• narrative in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• narrative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• veratrina

French

Adjective

narrative

1. feminine singular of narratif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /narra?tive/, [nar.ra?t?i?.ve]

Adjective

narrative f pl

1. feminine plural of narrativo

Noun

narrative f pl

1. plural of narrativa

Anagrams

• antiverrà, arrivante, interrava, rientrava