creative (/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/)

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🔊 /kriˈeɪ.tɪv/

Meaning

Meaning: imaginative, inventive

Having the ability to produce original ideas or things using imagination and skill.

Examples

🗣 She has a creative mind and always finds new ways to solve everyday problems.

Etymology

From Latin ‘creare’ (to create) via the verb ‘create’, with ‘-ive’ added in the 17th century.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in art, business, and education to praise originality.

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Tags: mind, art

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