formative
/ˈfoɹmətɪv/noun, adjective3 syllables
Formative means: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning.
Synonyms for formative10
adjective, as in forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
adjective, as in capable of forming new cells and tissues
What does formative mean?3
adjective
1
forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning“a formative influence”
2
capable of forming new cells and tissues“a formative zone in developing bone”
noun
1
minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with formative?2
three syllables
normative
four syllables
Show 13 near rhymes
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Formative in a sentence
- It was in Algiers that he spent the formative years of his life.Amastan
- His formative years were very unhappy.mailohilohi
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Forms of formative
as a noun
- plural
- formatives