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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 followed 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
an·ti·cre·a·tive, adjective
an·ti·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
an·ti·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Word Origin & History

creative
1680s, "having the quality of creating," from create + -ive. Of literature, "imaginative," from 1816, first attested in Wordsworth. Creative writing is attested from 1907. Related: Creatively (1840); creativity (1875).
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