English to English
adjective
- Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
source: WordNet 3.0
- That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- capable of forming new cells and tissues
A formative zone in developing bone.
source: WordNet 3.0
- forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
A formative influence.
A formative experience.
source: WordNet 3.0
