agglutinative

1. 1.

   forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning

   Synonymspolysynthetic

   Similarsynthetic
2. 2.

   united as if by glue

   Synonymsagglutinate

   Similaradhesive

Questions about agglutinative

What does agglutinative mean?

agglutinative means "forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in agglutinative?

agglutinative has 5 syllables: ag-glu-ti-na-tive. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for agglutinative?

Close synonyms include polysynthetic, agglutinate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is agglutinative a common word?

agglutinative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.