conclusive

English

Etymology

From French conclusif, from Late Latin conclusivus, from Latin conclūsīvē (“conclusively”), from past participle of concludere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈkluːsɪv/, /kəŋˈkluːsɪv/

• Audio:

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Adjective

conclusive (comparative more conclusive, superlative most conclusive)

1. Pertaining to a conclusion.
2. Providing an end to something; decisive.

   The set of premises of a valid argument is conclusive in the sense that no further evidence could possibly be added to the set of premises which would make the argument invalid.

   conclusive evidence

Derived terms

• conclusively
• conclusiveness
• conclusive presumption
• final and conclusive
• inconclusive
• nonconclusive
• unconclusive

 

Translations

pertaining to a conclusion

• Arabic: نِهَائِيّ (nihāʔiyy)
• Bulgarian: окончателен (bg) (okončatelen), заключителен (bg) (zaključitelen)
• Catalan: concloent (ca)
• Dutch: sluitend (nl)
• French: conclusif (fr)
• German: schlüssig (de), konkludent (de)
• Indonesian: memadai (id)
• Italian: conclusivo (it)
• Norwegian: avgjort, avklart
• Portuguese: conclusivo
• Russian: оконча́тельный (ru) (okončátelʹnyj), заключи́тельный (ru) (zaključítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: concluyente, conclusivo
• Swedish: avgörande (sv) n, slutlig (sv)
• Turkish: anlaşılan (tr), anlaşılmış, (Ottoman) ikna edici, (Ottoman) kati (tr), kesin (tr), kesinleşmiş, inandırıcı (tr), (Ottoman) nihai (tr)

decisive

• Arabic: قَطْعِيّ (qaṭʕiyy)
• Bulgarian: решаващ (bg) (rešavašt), убедителен (bg) (ubeditelen)
• Catalan: concloent (ca)
• Czech: průkazný (cs)
• Dutch: doorslaggevend (nl)
• French: concluant (fr)
• German: endgültig (de), entscheidend (de)
• Ido: konkluziva (io)
• Italian: conclusivo (it), decisivo (it)
• Japanese: 決定的な (ja) (ketteiteki na)
• Latin: consectārius
• Norwegian: avgjort, avklart
• Portuguese: conclusivo, decisivo (pt)
• Russian: реша́ющий (ru) (rešájuščij), убеди́тельный (ru) (ubedítelʹnyj), реши́тельный (ru) (rešítelʹnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: cinnteach, deimhinn
• Spanish: decisivo (es)
• Swedish: avgörande (sv) c

Anagrams

• Vice Consul, Vice-Consul, Viceconsul, vice consul, vice-consul, viceconsul

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.kly.ziv/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: conclusives

Adjective

conclusive

1. feminine singular of conclusif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.kluˈzi.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: con‧clu‧sì‧ve

Adjective

conclusive f pl

1. feminine plural of conclusivo