connective

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. connecting or tending to connect

- connective remarks between chapters

- connective tissue in animals

Similar word(s): conjunctive

noun

1. an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences

Similar word(s): conjunction, conjunctive, continuative

Definition categories: communication

2. an instrumentality that connects

- he soldered the connection

- he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers

Similar word(s): connecter, connection, connector, connexion

Definition categories: man–made, instrumentality, instrumentation