[kree-ey-tiv-i-tee, kree-uh-] 
| 1. | the state or quality of being creative. |
| 2. | the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination: the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts. |
| 3. | the process by which one utilizes creative ability: Extensive reading stimulated his creativity. |
| cre·a·tive (krē-ā'tĭv) adj.
cre·a'tive·ly adv., cre'a·tiv'i·ty (-ĭ-tē), cre·a'tive·ness n. |
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