adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

   "I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week."

2. 2
   Of a standard or specification, not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
3. 3
   Formative; having power to form. obsolete

Adjective

1. 1
   providing or conveying information wordnet
2. 2
   serving to instruct or enlighten or inform wordnet
3. 3
   tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

illuminatinginstructiveadvisoryautodidacticcoeducationalcommunicative

Antonyms

All antonyms

ignorablenormativeuninformative

Example

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"I read informative books as much as I can."

Etymology

From inform + -ative.

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