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creativeness

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cre⋅a⋅tive

  [kree-ey-tiv]
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–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

Related forms:
cre⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
cre⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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