generative meaning and definition

GENERATIVE adjective

Definition of generative (adjective)

1. having the ability to produce or originate
   • "generative power"; "generative forces"
   • synonyms: productive
   • antonym: consumptive
2. 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"
   • synonyms: procreative, reproductive