English Dictionary
◊ DECLARATIVE
declarative
adj 1: relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
[syn: {declaratory}, {asserting(a)}] [ant: {interrogative},
{interrogative}]
2: (grammar) relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple
declarative statements; "indicative mood" [syn: {indicative}]
n : a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or
state as an objective fact [syn: {indicative mood}, {indicative},
{declarative mood}, {common mood}, {fact mood}]