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Showing words for EXPLANATIVE using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Explanative

explanative

9 Letter Words for Explanative

aventaile, explanate, taxiplane

8 Letter Words for Explanative

alienate, aventail, elvanite, eventail, exaptive, expilate, lavenite, laxative, palatine, palative, panetela, petaline, pixelate, tapeline, veniplex, ventaile

7 Letter Words for Explanative

alepine, alexine, aliptae, antapex, antliae, avalent, elaenia, elapine, elative, elixate, enalite, epaxial, epilate, epitela, exalate, expiate, explain, explait, explant, laniate, latvian, leniate, lineate, naivete, nieveta, palaite, paleate, pantile, peavine, pentail, pianeta, pileata, pileate, planate, planeta, plantae, platane, platina, platine, taenial, talpine, vaalite, valiant, veinlet, venetia, ventail, vinelet

6 Letter Words for Explanative

alaite, aletap, alevin, alexia, alexin, aliene, alpeen, alpine, alvine, alvite, anepia, anteal, antiae, antlia, apalit, apelet, aplite, apneal, atveen, availe, avanti, aviate, avital, axiate, elaine, elanet, enlive, entail, enveil, epenla, exalte, explat, extine, lanate, lanete, lateen, latian, latina, lative, latvia, lavant, laxate, leaven, leepit, lenite, leptin, levant, levite, natale, native, naveta, navete, navite, neavil, nepali, nepeta, palate, paleae, panela, pantie, pantle, patina, patine, pavane, peavie, pelean, pelite, peltae, penial, penile, pentel, pianet, pielet, pilate, pinata, pineal, pineta, pintle, plaint, planet, planta, platan, platea, platen, platie, pleven, plevin, plevna, pliant, taipan, taleae, talpae, taxine, teanal, tenail, teniae, tineal, valent, valeta, valete, valine, veinal, velate, veleta, veneti, venial, venite, ventil, vinata, vineae, vineal, xenial

5 Letter Words for Explanative

aevia, ainee, alane, alani, alant, alate, aleve, alien, aliet, alite, alive, alpax, alpen, altin, alvia, anele, anile, anlet, anlia, antae, antal, anvil, apian, apnea, atavi, atlee, avail, avale, avant, avena, avian, avile, avine, axial, axile, axine, axite, eaten, elain, elate, elint, elite, elvan, elven, elvet, enapt, enate, enlit, enpia, ental, entea, entia, etape, event, evite, exalt, exeat, exile, exine, exite, expat, expel, exptl, inapt, inept, inlet, intel, ixtle, laeti, laine, lanai, lapin, laten, latex, latin, leapt, leave, lenti, lepta, leven, levet, levin, lexia, liana, liane, lieve, linea, liven, naeve, naevi, naive, napal, napea, natal, naval, navel, navet, neela, neive, nepal, nepit, nevat, nevel, nexal, niata, niepa, nieve, nival, npeel, paean, paine, paint, palea, palet, palta, panax, panel, patee, patel, paten, patia, patin, pavan, paven, pavia, pavin, peine, pelta, penal, penie, penta, petal, piala, pieta, pilea, pinax, pinta, pinte, pixel, plain, plait, plane, plant, plate, pleat, plena, talea, talpa, tania, tapen, tapia, taxin, teave, telex, telia, tenai, tenia, tenla, tepal, texan, tinea, tiple, valet, veale, veena, velte, venae, venal, venie, venta, vexil, vilna, vinal, vinea, vinet, vinta, vitae, vital, vitex, vixen, xenia

4 Letter Words for Explanative

aiel, aile, aina, aine, aint, alae, alai, alan, alap, alee, alen, alep, alia, alin, anal, anat, anet, anil, anta, ante, anti, apex, apia, atap, atip, atle, atli, aval, avie, axal, axel, axil, axin, axle, eale, eave, eevn, eila, eine, elan, elev, elix, elne, elve, epil, epit, eten, etna, eval, evap, even, evet, evil, exit, exla, expt, exta, iaea, ilea, ilex, inta, intl, invt, ital, itel, laen, laet, lain, lait, lana, lane, lant, lanx, lata, late, lati, lava, lave, lean, leap, leat, leep, leet, lena, lene, lent, lepa, lete, leva, leve, levi, lien, lina, line, lint, lipa, lipe, lite, live, nael, nail, nala, nale, napa, nape, natl, nave, navi, neal, neap, neat, neep, neet, nepa, nete, neti, neve, nevi, next, nile, nipa, nixe, paal, pail, pain, pala, pale, pali, palt, pana, pane, pant, pata, pate, pava, pave, peai, peal, pean, peat, peel, peen, pela, pele, pelt, pene, peni, pent, peta, pete, pial, pian, pien, piet, pila, pile, pina, pine, pint, pinx, pita, plan, plat, plea, plex, plia, plie, pnxt, taal, tael, taen, tail, tain, tala, tale, tali, tana, tane, tapa, tape, tava, tave, taxa, taxi, teal, tean, teap, teel, teen, teil, tela, tele, teli, tene, tepa, tepe, tien, tile, tine, tipe, vail, vain, vale, vali, vane, vant, vape, veal, veen, veep, veil, vein, vela, vele, vena, vent, veta, vext, vial, vila, vile, vina, vine, vint, vita, vite, vlei, xian, xint

3 Letter Words for Explanative

aal, aia, ail, ain, ait, aix, ala, ale, aln, alp, alt, ana, ane, ant, apa, ape, apl, apt, apx, ate, atp, ava, ave, avn, ean, eat, eel, een, ela, eli, elt, ene, enl, env, epa, epi, eta, eve, exp, ext, iaa, ile, int, inv, ipl, ita, iva, ive, laa, lai, lan, lap, lat, lav, lax, lea, lee, lei, lep, let, lev, lex, lie, lin, lip, lit, lpn, naa, nae, nap, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nil, nip, nit, nix, pal, pan, pat, pav, pax, pea, pee, pel, pen, pet, pia, pie, pil, pin, pit, pix, pli, pta, pte, pva, pvt, taa, tai, tal, tan, tap, tav, tax, tea, tee, tel, ten, tex, tie, til, tin, tip, tln, tpi, vae, val, van, vat, vax, vee, vei, vel, vet, vex, via, vie, vil, vin, vip, xat, xiv, xvi

Definitions for Explanative

[1] serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
[2] serving or intended to serve as an explanation

Words related to Explanative

explanatoryelucidative, exegetic, explicative, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, informative, instructive, interpretative, interpretive, annotative, clarifying, exegetical, explicatory, informing

Words nearby Explanative

explanatoryexplain, explain away, explain oneself, explanate, explanation, explanatory, explant, explement, explementary angle, expletive, explicable

Origin of Explanative

oryFrom the Late Latin word explānātōrius, dating back to 1610–20. See explain, -tory1

Other words from Explanative

ex·plan·a·to·ri·ly , ex·plan·a·tive·ly , adverb
non·ex·plan·a·tive , adjective
non·ex·plan·a·to·ry , adjective
pre·ex·plan·a·to·ry , adjective
un·ex·plan·a·to·ry , adjective

Synonyms for Explanative

annotative, clarifying, elucidative, exegetic, exegetical, explicative, explicatory, expository, hermeneutic, hermeneutical, illustrative, informative, informing, instructive, interpretative, interpretive