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in·for·ma·tive  (n-fôrm-tv)
adj.
Serving to inform; providing or disclosing information; instructive.

in·forma·tive·ly adv.
in·forma·tive·ness n.

informative [ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv], informatory
adj
providing information; instructive
informatively  adv
informativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.informative - tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an illuminating lecture"
2.informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
informatory, informative - providing or conveying information
3.informative - providing or conveying information
instructive, informative - serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
uninformative - lacking information

informative
adjective instructive, revealing, educational, forthcoming, illuminating, enlightening, chatty, communicative, edifying, gossipy, newsy This book is a lively, informative read.
Translations
informative [ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv] ADJinformativo
talking to him was very informativela conversación que tuve con él resultó muy informativa
his school report was not very informativesu boletín de calificaciones no era muy revelador

informative [ɪnˈfɔːrmətɪv] adjinstructif/ive

informative
adjaufschlussreich, informativ (geh); book, lecture alsolehrreich; he’s not very informative about his planser ist nicht sehr mitteilsam, was seine Pläne betrifft

informative [ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv] adj (speech, book) → istruttivo/a
she wasn't very informative about it → non si è sbottonata sulla faccenda
informative [ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv] adj (speech, book) → istruttivo/a
she wasn't very informative about it → non si è sbottonata sulla faccenda

informative تثقيفي informativní informativ aufschlussreich πληροφοριακός informativo valaiseva instructif informativan informativo 知識を与える 정보를 주는 informatief informativ informacyjny informativo информационный informativ ให้ความรู้ bilgilendirici cung cấp thông tin bổ ích 信息丰富的


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