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creativeness
[
kree-
ey
-tiv
]
cre·a·tive
/
kriˈeɪ
tɪv
/
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[
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 followed 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
an·ti·cre·a·tive,
adjective
an·ti·cre·a·tive·ly,
adverb
an·ti·cre·a·tive·ness,
noun
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non·cre·a·tive,
adjective
non·cre·a·tive·ly,
adverb
non·cre·a·tive·ness,
noun
sub·cre·a·tive,
adjective
sub·cre·a·tive·ly,
adverb
sub·cre·a·tive·ness,
noun
un·cre·a·tive,
adjective
un·cre·a·tive·ly,
adverb
un·cre·a·tive·ness,
noun
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creative
(kriːˈeɪtɪv)
—
adj
1.
having the ability to create
2.
characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imagination:
a creative mind
3.
designed to or tending to stimulate the imagination:
creative toys
4.
characterized by sophisticated bending of the rules or conventions:
creative accounting
—
n
5.
a creative person, esp one who devises advertising campaigns
cre'atively
—
adv
cre'ativeness
—
n
crea'tivity
—
n
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