explanatory
UK/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi//ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/
explanatory adjective: intended to serve as an explanation.
Adjective
explanatory (comparative more explanatory, superlative most explanatory)
- Intended to serve as an explanation.
- Below the diagram is an explanatory text.
- Disposed to explain.
explanatory meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
explanatory in Hindi
- serving as an explanation
- व्याख्यात्मक vyākhyātmak, व्याख्यायुक्त vyākhyāyukt
explanatory in Tamil
- தெளிவாக்குகிற, விளக்குகின்ற
explanatory in Marathi
- स्पष्टीकरणात्मक
explanatory in Bengali
- ব্যাখ্যামূলক
More languagesFewer languages
- explanatory in Malayalam
- വിശദീകരണപരമായ, വിവരണപരമായ, വിശദീകരിക്കുന്ന, ജംഭക
- explanatory in Kannada
- ವಿವರಣಾತ್ಮಕ
- explanatory in Punjabi
- ਵਿਆਖਿਆਤਮਕ
Examples of explanatory in a sentence
- Wiktionary is meant to be both an explanatory dictionary and a translation dictionary.
- When interpolating an explanatory gloss, please enclose it in square brackets to make clear that it is interpolated.
- The non-agentic explanatory models put the central focus on the causes behind our actions—what makes us act.
Synonyms of explanatory
Forms of explanatory
| comparative | more explanatory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most explanatory |
Origin of explanatory
From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced Old English ġereclīċ.
Words formed from explanatory
Phrases with explanatory
Questions about explanatory
- What does explanatory mean?
- Explanatory means intended to serve as an explanation.
- What is explanatory in Hindi?
- Explanatory in Hindi is व्याख्यात्मक (vyākhyātmak), व्याख्यायुक्त (vyākhyāyukt). See Explanatory meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is explanatory?
- Explanatory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce explanatory?
- Explanatory is pronounced /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near explanatory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: explanatory (page history and authors); explanatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); explanatory (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); explanatory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); explanatory (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); explanatory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); explanatory (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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