augmentative

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UK/ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/US/ɔɡˈmɛntətɪv/US, cot caught merger/ɑɡˈ-/nonstandard, uncommon/ˈɔɡmɛnˌteɪtɪv/

adjective

That which augments.

Similar
augmentaryincreasingenhanciveintensifying
Opposite
diminutive
OriginMiddle English augmentatif ← Middle French augmentatif ← Latin augmentātīvus →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveaugmentative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat which augments.

    Synonyms: augmentary

nounaugmentative (plural augmentatives)

plural augmentatives

  1. grammarA form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat which augments.

Similar
augmentary
Opposite
diminutive

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveincreasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree

Similar
increasing

adjectiveintensifying by augmentation and enhancement

Similar
enhanciveintensifying
Also see
augmentaryenhanciveincreasingintensifying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinaugmentātīvus
  2. Middle Frenchaugmentatif
  3. Middle Englishaugmentatif
  4. Englishaugmentative

From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative.

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Translations

Bulgarian увеличи́телно, увеличи́телна фо́рма
  • увеличи́телно (uveličítelno)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • увеличи́телна фо́рма (uveličítelna fórma)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • уголеми́телно (ugolemítelno)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Catalan augmentatiu, augmentatiu
  • augmentatiugrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • augmentatiua form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Chinese Mandarin 指大詞綴 /指大词缀
  • 指大詞綴 /指大词缀 (zhǐ dà cízhuì)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Czech augmentativum
  • augmentativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Dutch vergrootwoord, augmentatief
  • vergrootwoorda form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • augmentatiefa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Finnish kasvava, augmentatiivi
  • kasvavagrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • augmentatiivia form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
French augmentatif, augmentatif
  • augmentatifgrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • augmentatifa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
German Augmentativ, Augmentativum
  • Augmentativa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • Augmentativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • Amplifikativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • Ampliativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • Vergrößerungsworta form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Greek αυξητικός, αυξητικός
  • αυξητικός (afxitikós)growing, enlarging, increasing
  • αυξητικός (afxitikós)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Hindi आवर्धी, आवर्धक
  • आवर्धी (āvardhī)growing, enlarging, increasing
  • आवर्धक (āvardhak)growing, enlarging, increasing
  • संवर्धी (samvardhī)growing, enlarging, increasing
Italian accrescitivo, accrescitivo
  • accrescitivogrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • accrescitivoa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Latin augmentativum
  • augmentativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Latvian augmentatīvs
  • augmentatīvsa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Polish powiększający, zgrubienie
  • powiększającygrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • zgrubieniea form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • augmentativuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • augmentatiwuma form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • augmentatywa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Portuguese aumentativo, aumentativo
  • aumentativogrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • aumentativoa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Romanian augmentativ, augmentativă
  • augmentativgrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • augmentativăgrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • măritorgrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • augmentativa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Russian увели́чивающийся, аугментати́в
  • увели́чивающийся (uvelíčivajuščijsja)growing, enlarging, increasing
  • аугментати́в (augmentatív)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
  • увеличи́тельный су́ффикс (uveličítelʹnyj súffiks)a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
Spanish aumentativo, aumentativo
  • aumentativogrowing, enlarging, increasing
  • aumentativoa form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
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