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- [fawr-muh-tiv]
- /ˈfɔr mə tɪv/
- /ˈfɔː.mə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-muh-tiv]
- /ˈfɔr mə tɪv/
Definitions of formative word
- adjective formative giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing. 1
- adjective formative pertaining to formation or development: a child's most formative years. 1
- adjective formative Biology. capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell division and differentiation: formative tissue. concerned with the formation of an embryo, organ, or the like. 1
- adjective formative Grammar. pertaining to a formative. 1
- noun formative Grammar. a derivational affix, particularly one that determines the part of speech of the derived word, as -ness, in loudness, hardness, etc. 1
- noun formative Linguistics. (in generative grammar) any element, as a word, affix, or inflectional ending, functioning as a minimal syntactic unit that can be used in forming larger constructions. 1
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Origin of formative
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
From the Middle French word formatif, dating back to 1480-90. See formation, -ive
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Parts of speech for Formative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
formative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
formative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for formative
adj formative
- sensitive — endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses.
- determinative — able to or serving to settle or determine; deciding
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- impressible — capable of being impressed; impressionable.
- malleable — capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
adjective formative
- influential — having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.
- seminal — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- decisive — If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- creative — A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
- foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
Antonyms for formative
adj formative
- destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
- influential — having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.
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