What does abditive mean?
Abditive means (rare) Having the quality of hiding.
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/ˈæb.dɪ.tɪv/ · adjective
(rare) Having the quality of hiding.
There is also a species of wit which may be termed abditive; for it conceals or lessens the dignity attached to rank or character.
Concepts are either abditive or inabditive; the former being those that do, and the latter those that do not, hide the plurality of the kind they symbolise.
The abditive nature of the heavy foliage protected the nest.
Use abditive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abditive means (rare) Having the quality of hiding.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There is also a species of wit which may be termed abditive; for it conceals or lessens the dignity attached to rank or character.
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