locativePronunciation: /ˈlɒkətɪv/ GrammarDefinition of locative adjective relating to or denoting a case in some languages of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, expressing location. noun (the locative) the locative case. a word in the locative case. Origin: early 19th century: from locate, on the pattern of vocativelocative in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of locative in the US English dictionary