enhancive

1. 1.

   intensifying by augmentation and enhancement

   Synonymsaugmentative

   Similarintensifying
2. 2.

   serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body

   “cosmetic surgery”

   “enhansive makeup”

   Synonymscosmetic

   Similaraesthetic

Questions about enhancive

What does enhancive mean?

enhancive means "intensifying by augmentation and enhancement". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in enhancive?

enhancive has 3 syllables: en-han-cive. The stress falls on "en".

What is another word for enhancive?

Close synonyms include augmentative, cosmetic. 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 enhancive a common word?

enhancive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.