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Decorative vs Illustrative - What's the difference?

decorative | illustrative |

As adjectives the difference between decorative and illustrative

is that decorative is while illustrative is demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.

decorative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That serves to decorate
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative . In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 24, author=The Associated Press, title=Dutch Maker of Chemicals Reports Drop in Earnings, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Analysts said the company’s results were in line, but noted that organic growth at the decoratives business was slightly weaker than expected. }} ----

    illustrative

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or demonstrating.
    • This example of bad behavior is illustrative of his continued bad behavior.
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