connective Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
continuative; conjunction; conjunctive.
noun an instrumentality that connects
connector; connection; connexion; connecter.
- he soldered the connection
- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers
adjective satellite connecting or tending to connect
- connective remarks between chapters
- connective tissue in animals
- conjunctive tissue in plants

That which connects. Specifically: (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a conjunction or preposition. (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its thecæ, lobes, or cells.