augmentative

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augmentative

/ɔːɡˈmɛntətɪv/ UK
/ɔɡˈmɛntətɪv/ US
/ɑɡˈ-/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈɔɡmɛnˌteɪtɪv/ nonstandard, uncommon
/ˈɑɡ-/ nonstandard, uncommon, cot caught merger

Where it comes from

From Middle English augmentatif, from Middle French augmentatif and its etymon Latin augmentātīvus, from augmentō. By surface analysis, augment + -ative.

adjective

not comparable That which augments.
Similar: augmentary

noun augmentatives

A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Opposite: diminutive

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noun

Opposite: diminutive

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adj growing, enlarging, increasing

Español	aumentativo
हिन्दी	आवर्धी āvardhī, आवर्धक āvardhak, संवर्धी samvardhī
Português	aumentativo
Français	augmentatif
Italiano	accrescitivo
Ελληνικά	αυξητικός afxitikós
Română	augmentativ, augmentativă, măritor
Русский	увели́чивающийся uvelíčivajuščijsja

noun a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority

Español	aumentativo
中文	指大詞綴 /指大词缀 zhǐ dà cízhuì
Português	aumentativo
Français	augmentatif
Deutsch	Augmentativ, Augmentativum, Amplifikativum, Ampliativum, Vergrößerungswort
Italiano	accrescitivo
Ελληνικά	αυξητικός afxitikós
Română	augmentativ
Русский	аугментати́в augmentatív, увеличи́тельный су́ффикс uveličítelʹnyj súffiks

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@misc{augmentative_2026,
  title = {augmentative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/augmentative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}