- Informative — In*form a*tive, a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 
- informative — I adjective advisory, communicative, communicatory, didactic, disclosing, edifying, educational, educative, enlightening, enriching, explanatory, explicative, explicatory, explicit, expositive, expository, expressive, homiletic, homiletical,… …   Law dictionary 
- informative — instructive, late 14c., formative, shaping, plastic, from M.L. informativus, from L. informatus, pp. of informare (see INFORM (Cf. inform)). Related: Informatively …   Etymology dictionary 
- informative — [adj] educational advisory, chatty, communicative, descriptive, edifying, educative, elucidative, enlightening, explanatory, forthcoming, gossipy, illuminating, informational, instructional, instructive, newsy, revealing, revelatory, significant; …   New thesaurus 
- informative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ providing useful information. DERIVATIVES informatively adverb informativeness noun …   English terms dictionary 
- informative — [in fôr′mə tiv] adj. [ML informativus < L informatus, pp. of informare: see INFORM1] giving information; educational; instructive: also informatory informatively adv …   English World dictionary 
- informative — adj. informative to + inf. (it was informative to read the latest statistics) * * * [ɪn fɔːmətɪv] informative to + inf. (it was informative to read the latest statistics) …   Combinatory dictionary 
- informative — [[t]ɪnfɔ͟ː(r)mətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is informative gives you useful information. The adverts are not very informative... Holidays That Don t Cost the Earth is a lively, informative read …   English dictionary 
- informative — ● informatif, informative adjectif Qui informe, vise à informer : Publicité informative …   Encyclopédie Universelle 
- informative — informatively, adv. informativeness, n. /in fawr meuh tiv/, adj. giving information; instructive: an informative book. Also, informatory /in fawr meuh tawr ee, tohr ee/. [1375 1425; late ME: formative < ML informativus, equiv. to L informat(us)… …   Universalium