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Expectant vs Expectative - What's the difference?

expectant | expectative |

As adjectives the difference between expectant and expectative

is that expectant is marked by expectation while expectative is of or pertaining to an expectation.

expectant

English

Adjective

(head)
  • marked by expectation
    • An expectant hush before the performance.
  • pregnant
    • An expectant mother.
  • (medicine, dated) Waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment.

    • expectative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an expectation
  • (canon law) Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice

    • Derived terms

    * expectative grace