Difference between Accumulative and Additive

What is the difference between Accumulative and Additive?

Accumulative as an adjective is characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. while Additive as an adjective is proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.

Accumulative

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.

Additive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter the results.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.Of or pertaining to addition.

We hope you now know whether to use Accumulative or Additive in your sentence.

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