presentative

[ pri-zen-tuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, present, 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.

presentative

/ 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

Derived Forms

• preˈsentativeness, noun

Other Words From

• unpre·senta·tive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of presentative¹

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

Example Sentences

The presentative realist, in his appeal to "common-sense" and the "plain man," first sophisticates the umpire and then appeals.

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If we wish to cultivate the Representative faculties, we must begin by cultivating the Presentative faculties.

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Well, he writes that a child playing with its toys experiences presentative-representative feelings.

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Strictly speaking, indeed, perception must be defined as a presentative-representative operation.

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The latter would be a simple presentative error, the former a compound representative error.

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