informative

English

Etymology

From inform +‎ -ative.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɔɹmətɪv/, [ɪnˈfɔɹməɾɪv]

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfoːmətɪv/, [ɪnˈfoːməɾɪv]

Adjective

informative (comparative more informative, superlative most informative)

1. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

   Synonyms: informatory, instructive

   Antonym: uninformative

   I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.

2. (in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

   Antonym: normative

3. (obsolete) Formative; having power to form.

Derived terms

• informatively
• informativeness
• informativity

 

Related terms

• inform
• information
• informational
• informatory

 

Translations

providing useful or interesting information

• Arabic: إِخْبَارِيّ m (ʔiḵbāriyy), إِعْلَامِيّ m (ʔiʕlāmiyy)
• Bulgarian: информативен (bg) (informativen), осведомителен (bg) (osvedomitelen)
• Catalan: informatiu (ca)
• Finnish: asiapitoinen, informatiivinen (fi)
• French: instructif (fr), informatif (fr)
• Georgian: ინფორმატიული (inpormaṭiuli), მაინფორმირებელი (mainpormirebeli)
• German: informativ (de)
• Indonesian: informatif (id)
• Irish: eolasach, faisnéiseach
• Italian: informativo (it) m
• Latin: īnfōrmātīvus
• Malay: informatif, bermaklumat
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lærerik, informativ

  Nynorsk: lærerik, informativ

• Persian: آموزنده (fa) (âmuzande)
• Polish: pouczający (pl), informatywny
• Romanian: informativ (ro) m, informator (ro) m
• Russian: информати́вный (ru) (informatívnyj)
• Spanish: informativo
• Swedish: informativ (sv), upplysande (sv), orienterande (sv), informerande (sv)
• Ukrainian: інформати́вний (informatývnyj)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.tiv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

informative

1. feminine singular of informatif

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

informative

1. inflection of informativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

informative

1. feminine plural of informativo

Anagrams

• informatevi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.foːr.maːˈtiː.u̯e/, [ĩːfoːrmäːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.for.maˈti.ve/, [iɱformäˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

īnfōrmātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of īnfōrmātīvus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular/plural of informativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

informative

1. definite singular/plural of informativ