constative

[kuhn-stey-tiv]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of an utterance) describing a state of affairs; making a statement that can be said to be true or false.

noun

a constative utterance.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of constative¹

1900–05; probably < French constat ( er ) to affirm, verify (apparently verbal derivative of Latin constat (it) is apparent, 3rd-person singular present of ��ǲԲ��; constant ) + -ive

constatation constellate

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