declarative

Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)

Adjective

  1. Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.

    Synonyms: declaratory

  2. Expressing truth.
    • Palmer (1986:26–28) suggested that all languages have a clear way of indicating that the speaker is making a statement which (s)he believes to be true. Such statements are usually expressed by the declarative...
  3. That declares a construct.
  4. A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming

Origin

Derived from Middle French déclaratif.

Derived

declaratively declarative memory declarativeness declarative programming declarativity nondeclarative

Noun

  1. Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
    • A love declarative for my Sara. I love you like a soft symphony; a melody written in heart and pulse. I love you like a rock; a moments' fusing in perfect quiet. I love you like […] - 1986 August 16, “I Love You, Sara...

    Synonyms: declaration

  2. Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)

Forms

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