different between unitive vs combinative

English

Etymology

From Latin unitivus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?n?t?v/
• Hyphenation: u?ni?tive

Adjective

unitive (comparative more unitive, superlative most unitive)

1. Of, causing, or involving unity or union.
   • 2009, David Gershon, Social change 2.0: a blueprint for reinventing our world:

     It was unitive in that it directly asked each person to go beyond that which separates him or her from other people.

Translations

References

• unitive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Italian

Adjective

unitive f

1. feminine plural of unitivo

English

Etymology

combination +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mb?ne?t?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mb?ne?t?v/, /k?m?ba?n?t?v/
• Hyphenation: com?bi?nat?ive

Adjective

combinative (comparative more combinative, superlative most combinative)

1. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.
2. Serving, tending, or able to combine.

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to combination): combinatorial, combinatory
• (serving to combine): amalgamative, coalescent, combinatory, unitive

Antonyms

• (of or pertaining to combination): noncombinative
• (serving to combine): partitive, divisive, separative

Related terms

• combine
• combined
• combinable
• combination

References

• “combinative”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “combinative” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.