separative
/sɛpə,reɪtɪv/
adjective
10 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Serving to separate or divide into parts.
“the uniting influence was stronger than the separative”
2
(of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group.
“whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative”
3
(used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it.
WORD FORMS
Related formseparate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineparativesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablessep · a · ra · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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