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Definitions for Expletive

[1] an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an exclamatory oath.
[2] a syllable, word, or phrase serving to fill out.
[3] Grammar . a word considered as regularly filling the syntactic position of another, as it in It is his duty to go, or there in There is nothing here.
[4] Also ex·ple·to·ry [ek -spli-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈɛk splɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ . added merely to fill out a sentence or line, give emphasis, etc.: Expletive remarks padded the speech.
[5] an exclamation or swearword; an oath or a sound expressing an emotional reaction rather than any particular meaning
[6] any syllable, word, or phrase conveying no independent meaning, esp one inserted in a line of verse for the sake of the metre
[7] expressing no particular meaning, esp when filling out a line of verse

Words related to Expletive

curse, cuss, oath, interjection

Words nearby Expletive

explanation, explanatory, explant, explement, explementary angle, expletive, explicable, explicandum, explicans, explicate, explication

Origin of Expletive

1600–10; < Late Latin explētīvus serving to fill out, equivalent to Latin explēt(us ) filled, filled up (past participle of explēre; see explement) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Expletive

ex·ple·tive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Expletive

C17: from Late Latin explētīvus for filling out, from explēre, from plēre to fill

Synonyms for Expletive

curse, cuss, interjection, oath, cuss word