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Definition optative

Etymology

From Middle French optatif, from Late Latin opt?t?vus, a calque of Ancient Greek ??????? (euktik?, “related to wishing”), from Latin opt?tus, past participle of opt?re.

Adjective

optative (not comparable)

  1. Expressing a wish or a choice.
  2. (grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.

Noun

optative (plural optatives)

  1. (grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.
  2. (grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.

Results 129 Words with the letters OPTATIVE

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15 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
ANTICOMPETITIVE 29
ANTIDEVELOPMENT 29
CONTEMPLATIVELY 33
CONTRAPOSITIVES 26
INTEROPERATIVES 23
NONEXPLOITATIVE 32
OVEREXPECTATION 33
POSTDEVALUATION 26
POSTOPERATIVELY 28
PRESERVATIONIST 23
PROGNOSTICATIVE 28
RADIOPROTECTIVE 26
REPRIVATIZATION 32
14 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
ABSORPTIVITIES 24
CONTEMPLATIVES 29
CONTRACEPTIVES 28
CONTRAPOSITIVE 25
EXPLOITATIVELY 32
INTEROPERATIVE 22
PHOTOOXIDATIVE 31
13 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
CONTEMPLATIVE 28
CONTRACEPTIVE 27
EXTRAPOLATIVE 28
INTERPOLATIVE 22
PHOTONEGATIVE 25
POSTOPERATIVE 23
PRIVATDOCENTS 25
PRIVATDOZENTS 31
VITUPERATIONS 22
12 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
EXPLOITATIVE 27
PRIVATDOCENT 24
PRIVATDOZENT 30
VITUPERATION 21
VITUPERATORS 20
VITUPERATORY 22
11 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
ANTIPOVERTY 21
PROTRACTIVE 21
VITUPERATOR 19
10 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
OPTATIVELY 20
9 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
OPTATIVES 16
PORTATIVE 16
VAPORETTI 16
8 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
OPTATIVE 15
6 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
OPIATE 9
PATTIE 9
TEAPOT 9
TIPTOE 9
VITTAE 10
5 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
OVATE 9
PATIO 8
PETIT 8
PETTI 8
PETTO 8
PIETA 8
PIVOT 12
VITAE 9
VITTA 9
4 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
ATOP 7
IOTA 4
PATE 7
PAVE 11
PEAT 7
PITA 7
POET 7
TAPE 7
TATE 4
TEAT 4
TEPA 7
TOEA 4
TOIT 4
TOPE 7
TOPI 7
TOTE 4
VETO 8
VITA 8
VOTE 8
3 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
AIT 3
APE 6
APT 6
ATE 3
ATT 3
AVE 7
AVO 7
EAT 3
ETA 3
OAT 3
OPE 6
OPT 6
OVA 7
PAT 6
PEA 6
PET 6
PIA 6
PIE 6
PIT 6
POI 6
POT 6
TAE 3
TAO 3
TAP 6
TAT 3
TAV 7
TEA 3
TET 3
TIE 3
TIP 6
TIT 3
TOE 3
TOP 6
TOT 3
VAT 7
VET 7
VIA 7
VIE 7
VOE 7
2 letter words with the letters OPTATIVE ↑
AE 2
AI 2
AT 2
ET 2
IT 2
OE 2
OI 2
OP 5
PA 5
PE 5
PI 5
TA 2
TI 2
TO 2

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