/ Dictionary / Index L locative: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: loc•a•tive Pronunciation: (lok'u-tiv), [key] — Gram. Gram. —adj. (in certain inflected languages) noting a case whose distinctive function is to indicate place in or at which, as Latin domī “at home.” —n. the locative case. a word in that case. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: locative (Thesaurus) location locator Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language