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[ jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv ] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR generative ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of producing or creating. pertaining to the production of offspring. Linguistics. - of or relating to generative grammar.
- using rules to generate surface forms from underlying, abstract forms.
Origin of generative1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French generatif,Late Latin generātīvus.See generate, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM generativegen·er·a·tive·ly, adverbgen·er·a·tive·ness, nounin·ter·gen·er·a·tive, adjectivenon·gen·er·a·tive, adjective un·gen·er·a·tive, adjective Words nearby generativeGeneration Jones, Generation X, Generation XL, Generation Y, Generation Z, generative, generative cell, generative grammar, generative phonology, generative semantics, generative-transformational grammar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for generativeIf a series is telling a story that matters to us, the loss of a main character can be jarring but generative. Life After TV Death: How Shows Like ‘Game of Thrones’ Kill Your Favorite Characters|Phillip Maciak|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST I sensed that I found a symbol for generative grammar, and I worked on the [theory of] recursivity in my animation. What Is Michel Gondry Doing With Noam Chomsky?|Jimmy So|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST So, geometry elaborates a lot on recursivity in generative grammar. What Is Michel Gondry Doing With Noam Chomsky?|Jimmy So|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST The generative, undifferentiated impulse is supplanted by the love for an individual and stigmatised as base and contemptible. The Evolution of Love|Emil Lucka
Generative organs frozen cold, and this coldness extends up my back. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various For toning up the generative organs, so that they can perform their natural functions, Pratts Cow Remedy is safe and positive. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry|Pratt Food Co. Such, then, is the singular sensitiveness of the generative system. On the Genesis of Species|St. George Mivart The question now is whether the admission of air can liberate any generative energy in the infusions. Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for generative
adjectiveof or relating to the production of offspring, parts, etca generative cell capable of producing or originating Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to generativeseminal, imaginative, unusual, inventive, unconventional, creative, innovative, profitable, beneficial, useful, effective, prolific, dynamic, valuable, constructive, gratifying, rewarding, fertile, advantageous, vigorous Medical definitions for generative[ jĕn′ər-ə-tĭv, -ə-rā′- ]
adj.Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate. Of or relating to the production of offspring. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |