CREATIVE

creative

(adjective) promoting construction or creation; “creative work”

creative, originative

(adjective) having the ability or power to create; “a creative imagination”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

creative (comparative more creative, superlative most creative)

Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.

(of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.

(set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.

Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.

Synonyms

• inventive

• original

Antonyms

• imitative (tend to model an extant thing)

• annihilative (tend to make extinct)

Noun

creative (countable and uncountable, plural creatives)

(countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

(uncountable) Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.

Anagrams

• reactive

Source: Wiktionary


Cre*a"tive (-tv), a.

Definition: Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation. "Creative talent." W. Irving. The creative force exists in the germ. Whewell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 May 2025

ECONOMIC

(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”


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