English Explanatory Dictionary

constative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
noun
  1. An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnstətɪv/ /kənˈsteɪtɪv/

Word forms

constative constatives

Etymology

Coined to translate the German konstatierend, using cōnstāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin verb cōnstō (“to agree, correspond, or fit; to am certain, decided, or consistent”), suffixed with the English -ive, suggesting a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *cōnstātīvus.

Related words

performative

Derived words

constate constatively constativeness
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