Meaning of Formative

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Formative

1. 1
   a.

   Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.

2. 2
   a.

   Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.

3. 3
   a.

   Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.

4. 4
   n.

   That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.

5. 5
   n.

   A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.

6. 6
   a.

   Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.

7. 7
   a.

   Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.

8. 8
   a.

   Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.

9. 9
   n.

   That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.

10. 10
    n.

    A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.