different between suitable vs applicative

English

Etymology

suit +? -able

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?su?t?bl/

Adjective

suitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)

1. Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Synonyms

• fit for purpose (British)
• up to standard (British)

Antonyms

• unsuitable

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• appropriate
• apt
• congruous
• consonant
• corresponding
• eligible
• fit
• meet
• pertinent
• seemly

Further reading

• suitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• suitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• sabulite

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