formative

English

Etymology

From Middle French formatif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mətɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Adjective

formative (comparative more formative, superlative most formative)

1. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.

   My formative years were spent in an inner city.

2. Capable of forming something.
3. (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
5. (education) Denoting forms of assessment used to guide learning rather than to quantify educational outcomes.

Coordinate terms

• (education): summative

Derived terms

• formatively
• formativeness

See also

• formulative
• informative

Noun

formative (plural formatives)

1. (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.

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Italian

Adjective

formative

1. feminine plural of formativo

Anagrams

• formatevi