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Definition of conceptive in English: conceptiveadjective kənˈsɛptɪv rare 1Relating to conception or reproduction; reproductive. male sexual interest was not related to the conceptive nature of a cycle Example sentencesExamples - Women who are highly satisfied with partners or have been in their relationships for a relatively short period of time may pursue an in-pair conceptive strategy.
- Compounding the issue of cost is the lack of insurance coverage for conceptive technologies.
- The conceptive or nonconceptive nature of each swelling cycle was determined 3 months after cycles (when females were noticeably pregnant).
- Her birth thus signalled the advent of radical and unprecedented conceptive possibilities.
- In this study we tested the prediction that fluctuations in the intensity of sexual desire occur as a conjoint function of conceptive probability and current relationship status.
Synonyms generative, procreative, propagative 2Relating to mental perception. the logical and conceptive aspect of mind can be used to conceive our world anew Example sentencesExamples - The sensations of hearing come next, as to their relation to the conceptive faculty.
- His conceptive imagination was vigorous beyond any in his generation.
- For our purposes there are three thought types; perceptive, conceptive, and speculative thought.
- Keen, though too young to have “flourished” in the Augustan period of comic drama, has inherited the conceptive power and acquired the highly finished manner of that school.
- In summary, the logical and conceptive aspect of mind can be used to conceive our world anew, to break old habits, and enable new ways of living our lives.
Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin conceptivus, from concept- 'conceived', from concipere (see conceive). |