GENERATIVE

generative, procreative, reproductive

(adjective) producing new life or offspring; “the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions”; “the reproductive or generative organs”

generative, productive

(adjective) having the ability to produce or originate; “generative power”; “generative forces”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

generative (comparative more generative, superlative most generative)

Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

Synonyms

• creative

Antonyms

• annihilative

Source: Wiktionary


Gen"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. génératif.]

Definition: Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. "That generative particle." Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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