Associations to the word «Optative»
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Wiktionary
OPTATIVE, adjective. Expressing a wish or a choice.
OPTATIVE, adjective. (grammar) related or pertaining to the optative mood.
OPTATIVE, noun. (grammar) a mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English has no inflexional optative mood, but it has modal verbs like "might" and "may" that express possibility.
OPTATIVE, noun. (grammar) a verb or expression in the optative mood.
Dictionary definition
OPTATIVE, noun. A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs.
OPTATIVE, adjective. Indicating an option or wish.
OPTATIVE, adjective. Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings".
Wise words
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make
his words good.