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Formative vs Shapable - What's the difference?

formative | shapable |

As adjectives the difference between formative and shapable

is that formative is of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something while shapable is capable of being shaped.

As a noun formative

is (grammar) a language unit that has morphological function.

formative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something.
    • My formative years were spent in an inner city.
  • Capable of forming something.
  • (biology) Capable of producing new tissue.
  • (grammar) Pertaining to the inflection of words.

    • Derived terms

    * formativeness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) A language unit that has morphological function.
    • ----

    shapable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * shapeable

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being shaped.

    • Synonyms

    * See also