Abstract Nouns Ending in IVE and Containing U

This list gathers 44 English abstract nouns ending in IVE and containing U, such as Subjective, Substantive, Diminutive, Superlative, Cursive, Counteroffensive and Distributive. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns.

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Starts with A
4 words
accusative
attributive
augmentative
absolutive
Starts with C
9 words
cursive
counteroffensive
conjunctive
counternarrative
causative
copulative
continuative
counteractive
counterinvective
Starts with D
6 words
diminutive
distributive
disjunctive
durative
dubitative
delocutive
Starts with E
1 words
equative
Starts with F
1 words
frequentative
Starts with G
1 words
gerundive
Starts with H
1 words
hypersuperlative
Starts with I
1 words
injunctive
Starts with J
1 words
jussive
Starts with L
1 words
laudative
Starts with M
1 words
multiplicative
Starts with N
1 words
numerative
Starts with P
3 words
purgative
pseudoperspective
pseudoapplicative
Starts with Q
2 words
quotative
qualificative
Starts with R
2 words
resumptive
resultative
Starts with S
8 words
subjective
substantive
superlative
subjunctive
stimulative
suppletive
suppositive
subtersuperlative
Starts with V
1 words
voluntative

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