Declarative

//dɪˈklɛɹ.ə.tɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Expressing truth. not-comparable

    "Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative grammatical structure and the respective mood is called either "declarative" or "indicative"..."

  3. 3
    That declares a construct. not-comparable
  4. 4
    A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

    "A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […]"

  2. 2
    a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact wordnet
  3. 3
    Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

Etymology 2

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

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