informative

Also in·form·a·to·ry

[in-fawr-muh-tiv]

adjective

1. giving information; instructive.

   an informative book.

informative

/ ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv /

adjective

1. providing information; instructive

Other Word Forms

• informatively adverb
• informativeness noun
• noninformative adjective
• noninformatively adverb
• noninformativeness noun
• uninformative adjective
• uninformatively adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of informative¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English: “formative,” from Medieval Latin infōrmātīvus, from Latin infōrmāt(us) “given form to” (past participle of infōrmāre “to give form to, instruct, shape”; inform ¹ ) + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

“Suffs,” a musical for the public square, is as informative as it is uplifting.

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It seemed to be a handy and informative item.

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Virtually nothing was known about her; there was only a single authentic picture and that was not very informative.…

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"While DNA generally serves as the best evolutionary marker in humans, the 3-dimensional structure of a virus is more informative of its distant evolutionary relationships with other viruses," he says.

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Jefferson’s perspective is potentially informative because his views tend to align closely with Chair Jerome Powell’s.

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Related Words

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• revealing