/ Dictionary / Index E elative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: e•la•tive Pronunciation: (ē'lu-tiv, el'u-), [key] — Gram. Gram. —adj. noting a case, as in Finnish, whose function is to indicate motion out of or away from. —n. an elative case. an adjectival form, as in Arabic, denoting intensity or superiority, approximately equivalent to the comparative and superlative of other languages. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. elation E layer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language