What does illustrative mean?

illustrative means "clarifying by use of examples". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in illustrative?

illustrative has 4 syllables: il-lus-tra-tive. The stress falls on "lus". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈlʌstɹətɪv/.

What is another word for illustrative?

Close synonyms include exemplifying, demonstrative. 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 illustrative a common word?

illustrative 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.

Illustrative — meaning and pronunciation

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
clarifying by use of examples
Synonymsexemplifying
Similarinformative
2.
serving to demonstrate
Synonymsdemonstrative
Similarinstructive

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