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Creativity
3 dictionary results for: creativity
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cre·a·tiv·i·ty       [kree-ey-tiv-i-tee, kree-uh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.

[Origin: 1870–75; creative + -ity]
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cre·a·tive       (krē-ā'tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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creativity

noun
the ability to create [ant: uncreativeness

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