different between generative vs virile

English

Etymology

From Middle English generatyve, generatyf, generatif. Compare French génératif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??n???t?v/, /?d??n??t?v/, /d???n???t?v/

Adjective

generative (comparative more generative, superlative most generative)

1. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

   • That generative particle.

   • Of course, structures like those associated with (36) and (37) constitute only a tiny subset of the infinite set of well-formed sentence structures found in English. We can increase the Generative Capacity of our grammar ( = the set of structures which it generates) either by expanding the Lexicon on the one hand, or by expanding the Categorial Rules (i.e. Phrase Structure Rules) on the other.

Synonyms

• creative

Antonyms

• annihilative

Related terms

• degenerative

Translations

German

Adjective

generative

1. inflection of generativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

generative

1. feminine plural of generativo

Anagrams

• generatevi

English

Etymology

Middle French viril, from Latin virilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v???l/, /?v??a?l/
• Rhymes: -???l, -a?l

Adjective

virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

1. Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
2. (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
3. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

Antonyms

• nonvirile
• muliebrile
• muliebral

Derived terms

• virility

Related terms

• See virtue#Related_terms

Translations

Danish

Adjective

virile

1. definite singular of viril
2. plural of viril

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.?il/

Adjective

virile

1. feminine singular of viril

Italian

Etymology

From Latin virilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?ri.le/

Adjective

virile (plural virili)

1. virile

   Synonym: maschile

   Antonym: femminile

Derived terms

• virilità
• virilmente

Anagrams

• rilevi, riveli

Latin

Adjective

vir?le

1. inflection of vir?lis:
   1. nominative neuter singular
   2. accusative neuter singular
   3. vocative neuter singular

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

virile

1. inflection of viril:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

virile

1. inflection of viril:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Anagrams

• livrei, livréi

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?rile/

Adjective

virile f pl or n pl

1. nominative feminine plural of viril
2. accusative feminine plural of viril
3. nominative neuter plural of viril
4. accusative neuter plural of viril