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GENERATIVE

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• GENERATIVE (adjective)
The adjective GENERATIVE has 2 senses:

1. having the ability to produce or originate
2. producing new life or offspring

Familiarity information: GENERATIVE used as an adjective is rare.

• GENERATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having the ability to produce or originate

Synonyms:

generative; productive

Context examples:

generative power / generative forces

Antonym:

consumptive (tending to consume or use often wastefully)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Producing new life or offspring

Synonyms:

procreative; reproductive; generative

Context examples:

the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions / the reproductive or generative organs

Similar:

fruitful (productive or conducive to producing in abundance)

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