Constative
/ˈkɒnstətɪv/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.
"The distinction between constatives and performatives is one of the distinctions that he starts questioning."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false. not-comparable
"Statements are constative utterances."
Antonyms
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More examples"Statements are constative utterances."
Etymology
Coined to translate the German konstatierend, using cōnstāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin verb cōnstō (“I agree, correspond, or fit; I am certain, decided, or consistent”), suffixed with the English -ive, suggesting a hypothetical Latin etymon of the form *cōnstātīvus.