different between narrator vs narrative

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n???e?t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?næ?e?t??/

Noun

narrator (plural narrators)

1. One who narrates or tells stories.
2. (narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
3. (film and television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.

Synonyms

• storyteller

Related terms

• narrate
• narration
• narrative
• unreliable narrator

Translations

Latin

Verb

n?rr?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of n?rr?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of n?rr?

References

• narrator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• narrator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• narrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Polish

Etymology

From Latin n?rr?tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?rra.t?r/

Noun

narrator m pers (feminine narratorka)

1. (narratology) narrator (in story)
2. narrator (one who narrates or tells stories)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) narratorski

Related terms

• (nouns) narracja, narracyjno??, narratologia
• (adjectives) narracyjny, narratywny
• (adverb) narracyjnie

Further reading

• narrator in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• narrator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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