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generative

/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/ UK
/d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/ Canada, US
[ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəɾɪv] Canada, US
/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹətɪv/ Canada, US
[ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəɾɪv] Canada, US
/d͡ʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/ Canada, US
[d͡ʒəˈnɛɹəɾɪv] Canada, US
/ˈd͡ʒenəɹətɪv/ Australia
[ˈd͡ʒenəɹəɾɪv] Australia

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English generatyve. By surface analysis, generate + -ive. Compare French génératif.

adjective more generative · most generative

Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. That generative particle.
Similar: creative · Opposite: annihilative
euphemistic Reproductive. Thus, too, the gods got their genealogies, and these dovetail into the genealogies of men; for actual generative communion and procreation between gods and women, goddesses and men, is superabundant in all mythologies.

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adj having the power of generating

Español	generativo
Português	generativo
Français	génératif
Deutsch	generativ
Italiano	generativo
Română	generativ

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@misc{generative_2026,
  title = {generative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}