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- DictionaryFor·ma·tive/ˈfôrmədiv/
adjective
- 1. serving to form something, especially having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development: "his formative years"
noun
- 1. a formative element.
1. a. : giving or capable of giving form : constructive. a formative influence. b. : used in word formation or inflection. 2. : capable of alteration by growth and development. also : producing new cells and tissues.
FORMATIVE definition: 1. relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop in character: 2. A…. Learn more.
FORMATIVE meaning: 1. relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop in character: 2. A…. Learn more.
relating to formation or development: a child's most formative years. Synonyms: impressionable, receptive, susceptible. Biology. capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell division and differentiation: formative tissue. concerned with the formation of an embryo, organ, or the like.
Something that is formative is capable of shaping or molding something or someone. A formative experience is one that strongly influenced you, like the first time you went to the beach and decided, from that day, that you wanted to become a world-class surfer.
Definition of formative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. 1. of or relating to formation, development, or growth. formative years. 2. shaping; moulding. a formative experience. 3. (of tissues and cells in certain parts of an organism) capable of growth and differentiation.
relating to the time when your character and opinions are developing: She spent her formative years in New York. (Definition of formative from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of formative. in Chinese (Traditional) 形成的, 發展的, 性格形成時期的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 形成的, 发展的, 性格形成时期的… See more.
Giving or able to give form; helping to shape, develop, or mold. The formative influence of a teacher. Webster's New World. Forming or capable of forming. American Heritage Medicine. Similar definitions. Susceptible to transformation by growth and development. American Heritage Medicine. Of formation or development. A child's formative years.
1. giving form or shape; forming; shaping. 2. pertaining to formation or development: a child's formative years. 3. a. capable of developing new cells or tissue by cell division and differentiation: formative tissue.
