conceptive
/kənˈsɛptɪv
/adjective rare
1Relating to conception or reproduction; reproductive: male sexual interest was not related to the conceptive nature of a cycle...
- Women who are highly satisfied with partners or have been in their relationships for a relatively short period of time may pursue an in-pair conceptive strategy.
- In this study we tested the prediction that fluctuations in the intensity of sexual desire occur as a conjoint function of conceptive probability and current relationship status.
- The conceptive or nonconceptive nature of each swelling cycle was determined 3 months after cycles (when females were noticeably pregnant).
2Relating to mental perception: the logical and conceptive aspect of mind can be used to conceive our world anew...
- In summary, the logical and conceptive aspect of mind can be used to conceive our world anew, to break old habits, and enable new ways of living our lives.
- Keen, though too young to have “flourished” in the Augustan period of comic drama, has inherited the conceptive power and acquired the highly finished manner of that school.
- The sensations of hearing come next, as to their relation to the conceptive faculty.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin conceptivus, from concept- 'conceived', from concipere (see conceive).