Meanings
comparative more accumulative · superlative most accumulative
- Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
At the back of it all was a nebulous, accumulative foreboding; a gathering together in the cumulus sky; a mounting excitement in the heart of secrecy […]
1959, Mervyn Peake, chapter 88, in Titus Alone, London: Eyre & SpottiswoodeSynonyms: cumulative, additional
- Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveincreasing by successive addition
adjectivemarked by acquiring or amassing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātus
- Middle Englishaccumylaten
- Englishaccumulate
- Englishaccumulative
From accumulate + -ive.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 累积
- 累积 (lěijī)serving to collect or amass
Finnish akkumulatiivinen
- akkumulatiivinenserving to collect or amass
Hindi संचयशील
- संचयशील (sañcayśīl)serving to collect or amass
Indonesian akumulatif
- akumulatifserving to collect or amass
Italian accumulativo
- accumulativoserving to collect or amass
Polish akumulacyjny
- akumulacyjnyserving to collect or amass
Portuguese acumulativo
- acumulativoserving to collect or amass
Cite this entry
accumulative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accumulative
“accumulative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accumulative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accumulative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accumulative.
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