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creative

crea·tive

UK/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/ US/kəˈɹeɪtɪv/ common

adjective

1.

having the ability or power to create

  • “a creative imagination”
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2.

promoting construction or creation

  • “creative work”
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3.

having the power to bring into being

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin creativus, from Latin creō. Equivalent to create + -ive. Displaced native Old English orþanclīċ.

Phrases

  • creative accounting
  • creative block
  • creative class
  • creative destruction
  • creative differences
  • creative energy
  • creative nonfiction
  • creative sentence

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