The difference between Informative and Instructive

When used as adjectives, informative means providing information, whereas instructive means conveying knowledge, information or instruction.


Instructive is also noun with the meaning: a case in the finnish language. it expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

check bellow for the other definitions of Informative and Instructive

  1. Informative as an adjective:

    Providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.

    Examples:

    "I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week."

  2. Informative as an adjective (in standards and specifications):

    Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.

  3. Informative as an adjective (obsolete):

    Formative; having power to form.

  1. Instructive as an adjective:

    Conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

    Examples:

    "Well, that was an instructive lesson."

  1. Instructive as a noun (linguistics):

    A case in the Finnish language. It expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.