generative

Meaning

  1. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
  2. (euphemistic) Reproductive.

Opposite of
annihilative
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif, equivalent to generate + -ive. Compare French génératif.

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