"generative" meaning in English

See generative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/, /ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/, /d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-generative.wav Forms: more generative [comparative], most generative [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif. Compare French génératif. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|generatyve}} Middle English generatyve, {{cog|fr|génératif}} French génératif Head templates: {{en-adj}} generative (comparative more generative, superlative most generative)
  1. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. Synonyms: creative Translations (having the power of generating): размножителен (razmnožitelen) (Bulgarian), производителен (proizvoditelen) (Bulgarian), generatiu (Catalan), generatiivinen (Finnish), génératif (French), მაწარმოებელი (mac̣armoebeli) (Georgian), წარმომშობი (c̣armomšobi) (Georgian), generativ (German), generativo (Italian), generativ (Norwegian Nynorsk), generativo (Portuguese), generativ (Romanian), ге̏нератӣван [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ства̀ралачки [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), gȅneratīvan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), stvàralački [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), generativo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-generative-en-adj-x50KT6b3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 47 4 7 4 30 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'having the power of generating': 98 2
  2. (euphemistic) reproductive Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-generative-en-adj-oIg-8eic Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: generative act, generative adversarial network, generative AI, generative artificial intelligence, generative grammar, generative lexicon, generative medicine Related terms: degenerative
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