different between synthetic vs agglutinative

English

Etymology

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?nth?t'?k, IPA^(key): /s?n???t?k/

Adjective

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

1. Of, or relating to synthesis.
2. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
3. Artificial, not genuine.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
5. (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

synthetic (plural synthetics)

1. A synthetic compound.

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???lu?t?n?t?v/

Adjective

agglutinative (comparative more agglutinative, superlative most agglutinative)

1. sticky, tacky, adhesive
2. (linguistics) having words derived by combining parts, each with a separate meaning

Synonyms

• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also Thesaurus:adhesive

Related terms

Translations

Noun

agglutinative (plural agglutinatives)

1. a sticky material; an adhesive

See also

• Agglutinative language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.?ly.ti.na.tiv/
• Homophone: agglutinatives

Adjective

agglutinative

1. feminine singular of agglutinatif