| CURVATIVE | • curvative adj. Having slightly curved margins or sides. • curvative adj. Curvative force. • curvative n. (Differential geometry) The first partial derivative of a function that describes a surface. |
| PRIVATIVE | • privative adj. Causing privation; depriving. • privative adj. Consisting in the absence of something; negative. • privative adj. (Grammar) indicating the absence of something. |
| DERIVATIVE | • derivative adj. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental. • derivative adj. Imitative of the work of someone else. • derivative adj. (Law, copyright law) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work… |
| ENERVATIVE | • enervative adj. Causing enervation. • ENERVATIVE adj. having power, or a tendency, to enervate. |
| INNOVATIVE | • innovative adj. Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions. • innovative adj. Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking. • INNOVATIVE adj. characterized by innovation. |
| MOTIVATIVE | • motivative adj. Motivating; serving to motivate. • motivative adj. (Grammar) In, marked by or pertaining to the motivative case. • motivative n. (Grammar) The motivative case, a case found in some languages (for example Basque) which marks the meaning… |
| RENOVATIVE | • renovative adj. Relating to renovation. • RENOVATIVE adj. serving to renovate. |
| DEPRIVATIVE | • deprivative adj. Depriving. • DEPRIVATIVE adj. serving to deprive. |
| OBSERVATIVE | • observative adj. Observant; watchful. • OBSERVATIVE adj. observant, observational. |
| CONSERVATIVE | • conservative n. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo. • conservative adj. Cautious, moderate. • conservative adj. Tending to resist change or innovation. |
| PRESERVATIVE | • preservative n. (Countable) Any agent, natural or artificial that acts to preserve, especially when added to food. • preservative adj. Tending to preserve. • PRESERVATIVE adj. serving to preserve. |
| NONDERIVATIVE | • nonderivative adj. Not derivative. • nonderivative n. (Finance) A financial instrument that is not a derivative. • NONDERIVATIVE adj. not derivative. |
| ANTIDERIVATIVE | • antiderivative n. (Calculus) A function whose derivative is a given function; an indefinite integral. • ANTIDERIVATIVE n. an indefinite integral. |
| NEOCONSERVATIVE | • neoconservative n. (US) A supporter of neoconservatism. • neoconservative adj. (US) Of or relating to neoconservatism. • neo-conservative adj. Alternative spelling of neoconservative. |
| NONCONSERVATIVE | • nonconservative adj. Not conservative. • nonconservative n. A person who is not a conservative. • NONCONSERVATIVE adj. not conservative. |