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cre·a·tive
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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
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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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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