Definition of illative

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • illative is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • illative is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • illative is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of illative


  • relating to or having the nature of illation or inference (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the illative faculty of the mind

    Synonyms

    1. inferential
  • resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an illative conclusion

    Synonyms

    1. inferential
  • expressing or preceding an inference (adjective)

    Examples

    1. `therefore' is an illative word

See definition of illative in Merriam Webster