'Disjunctive' definitions:
Definition of 'disjunctive'
From: WordNet
adjective
Serving or tending to divide or separate [ant: conjunctive]
Definition of 'Disjunctive'
From: GCIDE
- Disjunctive \Dis*junc"tive\, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F. disjonctif.]
- 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes." --Moore (Encyc. of Music). [1913 Webster]
- Disjunctive conjunction (Gram.), one connecting grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although, except, lest, etc.
- Disjunctive proposition, a proposition in which the parts are connected by disjunctive conjunctions, specifying that one of two or more propositions may hold, but that no two propositions may hold at the same time; as it is either day or night.
- Disjunctive syllogism (Logic), one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Disjunctive'
From: GCIDE
- Disjunctive \Dis*junc"tive\, n. (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction. (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disjunctive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ablative,
- adjectival,
- adjective,
- adverb,
- adverbial,
- adversative conjunction,
- alternative,
- attributive,
- biodegradable,
- broken,
- broken off,
- chopped-off,
- choppy,
- conjunction,
- conjunctive adverb,
- coordinating conjunction,
- copulative,
- copulative conjunction,
- correlative conjunction,
- corrosive,
- decomposable,
- decomposing,
- decousu,
- degradable,
- dilapidated,
- disconnected,
- discontinued,
- discontinuous,
- discrete,
- discretional,
- disintegrable,
- disintegrated,
- disintegrating,
- disintegrative,
- disjunctive conjunction,
- disruptive,
- dividing,
- elective,
- episodic,
- erosive,
- exclamatory noun,
- fitful,
- form class,
- form word,
- function class,
- gerundive,
- herky-jerky,
- incoherent,
- interjection,
- intermittent,
- interrupted,
- irregular,
- jagged,
- jerky,
- moldering,
- noncontinuous,
- nonlinear,
- nonsequential,
- nonserial,
- nonuniform,
- optional,
- parenthetic,
- part of speech,
- participle,
- particle,
- parting,
- past participle,
- patchy,
- perfect participle,
- preposition,
- present participle,
- ravaged,
- resolvent,
- ruinous,
- scrappy,
- separating,
- separative,
- snatchy,
- solvent,
- spasmodic,
- spotty,
- subordinating conjunction,
- suspended,
- unconnected,
- unjoined,
- unsuccessive,
- verbal adjective,
- volitional,
- voluntary,
- worn