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unitive

[ yoo-ni-tiv ]

adjective

  1. capable of causing unity or serving to unite.
  2. marked by or involving union.


unitive

/ ˈjuːnɪtɪv /

adjective

  1. tending to unite or capable of uniting
  2. characterized by unity


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Derived Forms

  • ˈunitively, adverb

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Other Words From

  • uni·tive·ly adverb
  • uni·tive·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unitive1

1520–30; < Late Latin ūnītīvus uniting, equivalent to Latin ūnīt ( us ) ( unite 1 ) + -īvus -ive

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Example Sentences

Sex, he said, is “supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjugal and unitive, but also procreative.”

And so much may suffice on the unitive power of faithful developments, which constitutes their third characteristic.

There is certainly something exceedingly remarkable in the unitive powers of music.

Each state which the unitive mystic experiences is so intense, that it monopolises for the time being his field of consciousness.

Its unitive influence cannot be denied, even by those who do not feel its charm.

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