# conjunctive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ · frequency rank #97,963

## Definitions
1. Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.
2. Connected: being joined, united, connected.
3. Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude).
4. Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).
5. Relating to the conjunctive mood.
6. Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé
7. Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
8. Of or relating to logical conjunction.
9. Closely united.

## Etymology
From Latin coniunctivus (“serving to connect”), from coniunctus, past participle of coniungere; compare conjoin. From late 15th c; grammatical sense from 1660s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conjunctive