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Agentive vs Agentivity - What's the difference?

agentive | agentivity |

As nouns the difference between agentive and agentivity

is that agentive is (linguistics) a word having this construction while agentivity is (grammar) the state or condition of being agentive.

As an adjective agentive

is (linguistics) indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).

agentive

English

(wikipedia agentive)

Adjective

(-)
  • (linguistics) Indicating an agent or agency (as -er in lexicographer).
  • (linguistics) Pertaining to a grammatical agent that performs the action of the verb.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) A word having this construction.

    • Anagrams

    * negative

    See also

    * patientive ----

    agentivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (grammar) The state or condition of being agentive.

    • Anagrams

    *