Formative vs Informative - What's the difference?
formative | informative |
Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
Capable of forming something.
(biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
(grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.
Providing information; especially , providing useful or interesting information.
(in standards and specifications) Not specifying requirements, but merely providing information.
As adjectives the difference between formative and informative
is that formative is of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something while informative is providing information; especially, providing useful or interesting information.As a noun formative
is a language unit that has morphological function.formative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- My formative years were spent in an inner city.
Derived terms
* formativenessinformative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I read a very informative newspaper article on that subject last week.
