informative

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Providing useful facts or knowledge.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Formative; having power to form.

Examples

  • I read informative books as much as I can.

  • This is a very informative article.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾɪv]
  • /ɪnˈfoɹmətɪv/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

  2. Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

More examples

In context

  • I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Quick test

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Origin

adjective

From inform + -ative.