Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "dumbrative" yana da ban sha'awa, wani bangare ko bayyananne, ko siffanta wani abu. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu da ke zayyana ko zana ra'ayi na gaba ɗaya ba tare da yin cikakken bayani ba. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa don bayyana wani abu mai alama ko kwatanci a yanayi kuma ana iya amfani da shi a fagage daban-daban, gami da adabi, fasaha, da falsafa.
