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creative - 3 dictionary results

cre⋅a⋅tive

[kree-ey-tiv]
–adjective
1. having the quality or power of creating.
2. resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.
3. originative; productive (usually fol. by of).
4. Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.

Origin:
1670–80; create + -ive


cre⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
cre⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
cre·a·tive   (krē-ā'tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals.
  2. Productive; creating.
  3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing.
n.  One who displays productive originality: the creatives in the advertising department.
cre·a'tive·ly adv., cre'a·tiv'i·ty (-ĭ-tē), cre·a'tive·ness n.

Creative

Cre*a"tive\ (-t?v), a. Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation. "Creative talent." --W. Irving.

The creative force exists in the germ. --Whewell.
Language Translation for : creative
Spanish: creativo,
German: schöpferisch,
Japanese: 創造的な
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