determinative

CEFRB2

/dɪˈtɜrmɪnəˌtɪv/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having the power to decide or control a result.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

Examples

  • The player's performance was determinative of the team's ultimate success.

  • The test was determinative of the diagnosis.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. That determines something.

  2. Sufficient to decide something (such as a question of fact or of law).

noun

Extra meaning

  1. An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

More examples

In context

  • The determinative factor was the cost.

  • When assigning custody, the preference of the child will be considered, but it is not determinative.

  • This proceeding, though not presenting questions difficult of determination, or points of law that are novel, is unusual in many of its features, and is important as determinative of the disposition and welfare of a number of little children, ignorant of the...

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French déterminatif. Equivalent to determine + -ative.