presentative

American  

[pri-zen-tuh-tiv] / prɪˈzɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

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

2. Ecclesiastical. admitting of or pertaining to presentation.

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

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presentative British  

/ prɪˈzɛntətɪv /

adjective

1. philosophy

   1. able to be known or perceived immediately

   2. capable of knowing or perceiving in this way

2. subject to or conferring the right of ecclesiastical presentation

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• presentativeness
  noun
• unpresentative
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of presentative

First recorded in 1550–60; present ² + -ative

Example Sentences

The object in insight is thus a presentative feeling as in introspection, though not our own, but another's.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

This remark applies not only to the innocent illusions of art, but also to many of our every-day illusions, both presentative and representative.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

In the above example, for instance, the colour would be spoken of as a presentative element, because it is immediately presented to the mind in sensuous terms, or through the senses.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

The first of these is Memory, which, though not primary or original, like presentative knowledge, is still regarded as directly or intuitively certain.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

The normal percept, then, owes its character of sensory reality to the fact that a certain number of its presentative elements are sensations peripherally excited by impressions made upon a sense-organ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various