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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.
relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop in character: formative years She spent her formative years in Africa. a formative experience. a formative period. education specialized.
relating to the time when someone or something is starting to develop in character: formative years She spent her formative years in Africa. a formative experience. a formative period. education specialized.
Formative definition: giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding. See examples of FORMATIVE used in a sentence.
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. Formative can also describe an organism that is able to form new cells.
A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes. She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London.
FORMATIVE definition: relating to the time when your character and opinions are developing: . Learn more.
Definition of formative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Formative Definition. fôrmə-tĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. 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.
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.
