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disjunctive

  • /dɪsˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ UK
  • /dɪsˈdʒʊŋktɪv/ UK
  • /dɪsˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/ US

Rhymes with -ʌŋktɪv

Where it comes from

From Middle English disjunctief, disjunctyf, from Middle French disjunctif and Latin disjunctīvus (“placed in opposition”).

adjective more disjunctive · most disjunctive

  1. Not connected; separated. That broken comb exemplifies the apparently inexhaustible strength of the novel's flotsam, its disjunctive detail which makes nevertheless for tonal coherence.
  2. of a personal pronoun Not used in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject.
  3. of a conjunction Tending to join (two clauses), but in a way that conveys a disjunct within the conjoined relationship. The words "but" and "or" are disjunctive conjunctions.
  4. Tending to disjoin; separating.

    Opposite: conjunctive

  5. Relating to disjunct tetrachords. […] that the phrase should be articulated in one breath; failing this, Quantz recommends that breath should be taken wherever possible on tied notes, between disjunctive notes of continuous semiquavers or at other equivalent moments.
  6. Of or related to a disjunction. An opposition of contrariety is not of purely logical concernment; and a disjunctive syllogism with characters opposed in contrariety, in fact, consists of as many pure disjunctive syllogisms as there are opposing predicates.

Opposite: conjunctive

noun disjunctives

  1. A disjunction. L. H. Atwater Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals.
  2. A disjunct.

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adjective

Opposite: conjunctive

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adj not connected, separated

Españoldisyuntivo
Françaisdisjonctif

adj grammar, of a personal pronoun: not used in immediate conjunction

Españoldisyuntivo
Portuguêsdisjuntivo
Françaisdisjonctif
Italianodisgiuntivo

adj tending to disjoin; separating

Françaisdisjonctif

adj logic: of or related to a disjunction

日本語選言的な sengenteki na
Portuguêsdisjuntivo
Françaisdisjonctif
Deutschdisjunktiv
Românădisjunctiv

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@misc{disjunctive_2026,
  title = {disjunctive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disjunctive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}