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Grammar : Adj
Spell : jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv



Definition of generative

Origin :
  • early 15c., from generate + -ive. Use in linguistics is attested by 1959. Related: Generativity.
  • As in original : adj fresh, new
  • As in productive : adj fruitful, creative
  • As in prolific : adj fruitful, productive
  • As in sexual : adj concerning reproduction, intercourse
  • As in virile : adj potent, powerful
  • As in vital : adj alive
  • As in masculine : adj manlike
  • As in proliferous : adj fertile
  • As in fertile : adj ready to bear, produce
Example sentences :
  • Such, then, is the singular sensitiveness of the generative system.
  • Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart
  • There was no generative power in the pure activity of Thought.
  • Extract from : « Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge » by Alexander Philip
  • The fecund sap, their generative virtue, escapes and diminishes at every gleam.
  • Extract from : « The Sea » by Jules Michelet
  • This is equally applicable when the generative organs or perinum are injured.
  • Extract from : « Sporting Dogs » by Frank Townend Barton
  • Together they prefigured not only Wisdom and generative power, but evil as well.
  • Extract from : « The God-Idea of the Ancients » by Eliza Burt Gamble
  • They are the generative elements of dimension, because they form extension.
  • Extract from : « Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2) » by Jaime Luciano Balmes
  • Intellect is critical, unproductive while desire is generative.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • History in its generative power is as manifold and puzzling as nature.
  • Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz
  • The bull Nandi (emblem of generative force), as also the lingham, are among his emblems.
  • Extract from : « Ophiolatreia » by Anonymous
  • We feel it instinctively: there must be a check to these generative enormities.
  • Extract from : « The Life of the Fly » by J. Henri Fabre

Synonyms for generative

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