Meaning

6 senses

  1. Not connected; separated.

  2. Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.

  3. Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship.

    The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.

  4. Tending to disjoin; separating.

    serving or tending to divide or separate

  5. Relating to disjunct tetrachords.

  6. Of or related to a disjunction.

    disjunktiv

Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
logic: of or related to a disjunction:

Origin

From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disju

From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”).

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Forms

more disjunctive, most disjunctive
Comparativemore disjunctive Lesson
Superlativemost disjunctive Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms
conjunctive

Word family

8 related words
Relateddisjoin
Deriveddisjunctivelydisjunctivenessdisjunctive syllogismdisjunctivismdisjunctivistdisjunctivitisnondisjunctive

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
disintegrationdisinteresteddisjointdiskB1diskettedislikeA2
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