formative

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for formative

formative 🔊 /fɔˈɹmʌtɪv/

formative : හැඩ ගස්වන

formative : නිර්මානයට හේතුවන

formative : උද්භව

formative definition

Adjective.

  1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts.
  2. Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative.
  3. Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or formative matter.

Noun.

  1. That which serves merely to give form, and is no part of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a word.
  2. A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage, as from a root.