Concessive Definition

kən-sĕsĭv

adjective

Of the nature of or containing a concession.

American Heritage

Having the character of concession; conceding or tending to concede.

Webster's New World

Expressing concession.

“though” is a concessive conjunction.

Webster's New World

noun

(grammar) A phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Concessive

Singular:

concessive

Plural:

concessives

Late Latin concessīvus from Latin concessus past participle of concēdere to concede concede

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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