presentative

[ pri-zen-tuh-tiv ]

/ prɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /

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adjective

(of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.

Ecclesiastical. admitting of or pertaining to presentation.

Philosophy. immediately knowable; capable of being known without thought or reflection.

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Origin of presentative

First recorded in 1550–60; present² + -ative

OTHER WORDS FROM presentative

un·pre·sent·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby presentative

present arms, presentation, presentational, presentationalism, presentationism, presentative, presentative realism, present-day, presentee, presenteeism, presenter

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How to use presentative in a sentence

The presentative realist, in his appeal to "common-sense" and the "plain man," first sophisticates the umpire and then appeals.
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
If we wish to cultivate the Representative faculties, we must begin by cultivating the Presentative faculties.
Thought-Culture|William Walker Atkinson
Well, he writes that a child playing with its toys experiences presentative-representative feelings.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
Strictly speaking, indeed, perception must be defined as a presentative-representative operation.
Illusions|James Sully

The latter would be a simple presentative error, the former a compound representative error.
Illusions|James Sully

British Dictionary definitions for presentative

presentative

/ (prɪˈzɛntətɪv) /

adjective

philosophy

able to be known or perceived immediately
capable of knowing or perceiving in this way

subject to or conferring the right of ecclesiastical presentation

Derived forms of presentative

presentativeness, noun

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