English Explanatory Dictionary

generativity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability to create or reproduce.
  2. The ability to transcend personal interests to provide care and concern for younger and older generations.

Word forms

generativity generativities

Etymology

From generative + -ity. In the psychology sense coined by psychoanalyst Erik Erikson in 1950.

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