adj
Meaning 1
Of or providing evidence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evidentiary
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
evidential
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Pronunciation
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/ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/
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noun
Meaning 2
A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
serving as or based on evidence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- evidential signs of a forced entry
- its evidentiary value
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: evidentiary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ապացուցողական (apacʻucʻoġakan) — of or providing evidence
- Bulgarian: доказателствен (dokazatelstven) — of or providing evidence
- Dutch: bewijskrachtig — of or providing evidence
- Finnish: todistus- — of or providing evidence
- Finnish: todistava — of or providing evidence
- Irish: fianaiseach — of or providing evidence
- Italian: probatorio — of or providing evidence
- Russian: ве́ский (véskij) — of or providing evidence
- Russian: убеди́тельный (ubedítelʹnyj) — of or providing evidence
Real reading context