ERGATIVITY Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word ergativity. (opposite meanings)

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Definition of ERGATIVITY


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	accusative				adjectiveadj
	adjective • serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes noun • the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb adjective satellite • containing or expressing accusation
	active				adjectiveadj
	adjective • tending to become more severe or wider in scope • disposed to take action or effectuate change • characterized by energetic activity • exerting influence or producing a change or effect • full of activity or engaged in continuous activity • (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions • expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: • (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being • (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting • (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt • engaged in full-time work noun • chemical agent capable of activity • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb • a person who is a participating member of an organization adjective satellite • engaged in or ready for military or naval operations • taking part in an activity • in operation
	direct				verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
	adjective • direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short • straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action • in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child • moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth • similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity • (of a current) flowing in one direction only adverb • without deviation adjective satellite • having no intervening persons, agents, conditions • being an immediate result or consequence • in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • command with authority • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal • guide the actors in (plays and films) • govern or manage • take somebody somewhere • cause to go somewhere • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • lead, as in the performance of a composition • give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction • specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • put an address on (an envelope) • plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
	intransitive				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object noun • a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
	inverse				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity noun • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adjective satellite • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
	nominative				adjectiveadj
	adjective • serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb noun • the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb adjective satellite • named; bearing the name of a specific person • appointed by nomination
	passive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • lacking in energy or will • expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb noun • the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb adjective satellite • peacefully resistant in response to injustice
	transitive				adjectiveadj
	adjective • designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning noun • a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical
	unmarked				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • not having an identifying mark adjective satellite • not taken into account