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- [kree-ey-tiv]
- /kriˈeɪ tɪv/
- /kriˈeɪ.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kree-ey-tiv]
- /kriˈeɪ tɪv/
Definitions of creative word
- adjective creative A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts. 3
- adjective creative Creative activities involve the inventing and making of new kinds of things. 3
- adjective creative If you use something in a creative way, you use it in a new way that produces interesting and unusual results. 3
- countable noun creative A creative is someone whose job is to be creative, especially someone who creates advertisements. 3
- adjective creative having the ability to create 3
- adjective creative characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imagination 3
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Origin of creative
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; create + -ive
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Creative
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
creative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
creative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for creative
adj creative
- ingenious — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- inventive — apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
- gifted — having great special talent or ability: the debut of a gifted artist.
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
adjective creative
- imaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
Antonyms for creative
adj creative
- uncreative — having the quality or power of creating.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
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