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generativities

generativities is the plural of generativity.

Meaning of generativity

Noun

generativity (countable and uncountable, plural generativities)

  1. The ability to create or reproduce.
    • Generativity is a broad property of systems that denotes the capacity of agents within them to connect to others and produce unanticipated outcomes and change.2015, Daniel Araya, editor, Smart Cities as Democratic Ecologies, Springer, →ISBN
  2. (developmental psychology) The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations.
    • Most broadly, Erikson (1975) considers generativity to mean any caring activity that contributes to the spirit of future generations, such as the generation of new or more mature persons, products, ideas, or works of art.1995, Marc H. Bornstein, editor, Handbook of Parenting, volume 2, →ISBN

Questions about generativities

What is generativities the plural of?
Generativities is the plural of generativity.

Words near generativities in the dictionary

  1. generativeness
  2. generativism
  3. generativist
  4. generativistic
  5. generativists
  6. generativities
  7. generativity
  8. generator
  9. generators
  10. generatrices
  11. generatrix

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