Hyphenation of formative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word formative ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

for-ma-tive

Definitions of formative :

1.	Minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function
2.	Capable of forming new cells and tissues A formative zone in developing bone
3.	Forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning A formative influence A formative experience

Synonyms of formative :

adj	fabrication, manufacture
adj	young, immature
adj	inchoative, immature
adj	constructive
adj	shaping, constructive
noun	language unit, linguistic unit

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.