adj.

1. Forming or capable of forming.
2. 1. Susceptible to transformation by growth and development.
   2. Biology. Capable of producing new cells or tissue.
3. Of or relating to formation, growth, or development: the formative stages of a plot.
4. Linguistics. Relating to the formation or inflection of words.

n. Grammar.

A derivational or inflectional affix.

formatively for'ma·tive·ly adv.

adj

Definition: influential, impressionable
Antonyms: destructive, noninfluential

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

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The adjective formative has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation
  Pertains to noun: formation (meaning #3)

Meaning #2: susceptible to alteration by development and experience

Meaning #3: beginning to develop
  Synonym: inchoative

Meaning #4: (biology) capable of forming new cells and tissues

Meaning #5: forming or capable of forming or molding
  Synonym: shaping

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dannende, formativ
n. - karakteristik

Nederlands (Dutch)
vormend, verbuigings- (taalkunde), in staat tot groei en ontwikkeling, verbuiging van een woord

Français (French)
adj. - formateur, (Ling) de formation (élément, affixe)
n. - (Ling) formant, élément de formation

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bildend, formend
n. - (ling.) Bildungselement

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαπλαστικός, (δια)μορφωτικός
n. - (γραμμ.) παραγωγική κατάληξη

Italiano (Italian)
formativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - formativo
n. - formativo (m), afixo

Русский (Russian)
форматив, образующий, воспитательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - educativo, formativo
n. - educativo, formativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - formande, ordbildande
n. - ordbildningselement

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
形成的, 构成的, 造形的, 造字要素

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 形成的, 構成的, 造形的
n. - 造字要素

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 모양을 만드는, 발달의
n. - 구성요소

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 形を造る, 形成する, 発達の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شكلي , تكويني (الاسم) الشيء التكويني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעצב, מתפתח‬
n. - ‮יסוד נותן צורה (דקדוק)‬

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