explanatory

English

Etymology

From Late Latin explānātōrius, from Latin explānāt-, past-participle stem of explānāre (“to explain”). Displaced native Old English ġereclīċ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/, /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈsplæn.ə.tɔː.ɹi/, /ɛkˈsplæn.ə.tɔː.ɹi/

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Adjective

explanatory (comparative more explanatory, superlative most explanatory)

1. Intended to serve as an explanation.

   Below the diagram is an explanatory text.

2. (of a person) Disposed to explain.

Derived terms

• explanatorily
• explanatory dictionary
• explanatory fiction
• explanatory style
• self-explanatory

 

Translations

serving as an explanation

• Armenian: բացատրական (hy) (bacʻatrakan)
• Belarusian: тлумача́льны (tlumačálʹny)
• Bulgarian: обяснителен (bg) (objasnitelen)
• Catalan: explicatiu (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 说明的, 解释的

• Danish: forklarende, oplysende
• Finnish: selitys-, selittävä (fi)
• French: explicatif (fr)
• German: erklärend (de)
• Hindi: व्याख्यात्मक (hi) (vyākhyātmak), व्‍याख्‍यायुक्त (v‍yākh‍yāyukt)
• Hungarian: magyarázó (hu), értelmező (hu)
• Italian: esplicativo (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forklarende

• Old English: ġereclīċ, reċċende
• Polish: wyjaśniający, objaśniający
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: объясни́тельный (ru) (obʺjasnítelʹnyj), поясни́тельный (ru) (pojasnítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: explicativo
• Ukrainian: поя́снювальний (pojásnjuvalʹnyj), тлума́чний (tlumáčnyj)