optative (3 synonym found)

Optative has 3 synonyms. The top synonyms for optative are mood, mode, modality. Another word for optative is mood. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for optative?

A common synonym for optative is mood. Other synonyms include mode, modality.

How many synonyms does optative have?

Optative has 3 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does optative mean?

(adj): expressing a wish or a choice; a mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g.

Definition of optative:

(adj) : expressing a wish or a choice; a mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Latin), used to express a wish. English does not have an optative mood, but it does have some words with peculiar properties e.g., hope, wish, want, desire, which express the optative
(n) : the optative mood; a verb or expression in the optative mood
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Definition of optative:

(adj) : expressing a wish or a choice; a mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Latin), used to express a wish. English does not have an optative mood, but it does have some words with peculiar properties e.g., hope, wish, want, desire, which express the optative
(n) : the optative mood; a verb or expression in the optative mood
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