Home › Words › E › expectativeexpectativeexpectative means of or pertaining to an expectation.EtymologyFrom expect + -ative?adjOf or pertaining to an expectation.Of or pertaining to the reversion of a benefice.nounThe anticipatory grant of an ecclesiastical benefice, not vacant at the moment but which will become so, regularly, on the death of its present incumbent.An expectation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.expectant 82% match — Marked by expectation. vs expectative →anticipative 80% match — Of or pertaining to anticipation; inclined to anticipate; expectant. vs expectative →expective 77% match — expectative vs expectative →expectantly 77% match — In an expectant manner. vs expectative →expectationally 74% match — In terms of expectation. vs expectative →expected 72% match — Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. vs expectative →expectedness 71% match — The state or quality of being expected. vs expectative →expecter 70% match — One who expects. vs expectative →