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Meaning of STATIVE

Pronunciation:  'steytiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (grammar) expressing existence or a state rather than an action; used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives
 
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 Antonyms: active, dynamic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sta"tive\, a. [L. stativus, fr. stare, statum, to
stand.] (Mil.)
Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or
quarters. [Obs. or R.]
 
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