The meaning of INFORMATIVE is imparting knowledge : instructive. How to use informative in a sentence.

1. to tell; to give knowledge to.

They concentrate on what's news: what's interesting and informative and important.

Definition of informative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Informative definition: Serving to inform; providing or disclosing information; instructive.

When something is informative, it's usually educational and full of facts — like an informative text book or an informative tour of the Hindu temples of northern India.

Nov 3, 2025 · From inform +‎ -ative. I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week. (obsolete) Formative; having power to form.