creative

[ kree-ey-tiv ]
/ kriˈeɪ tɪv /
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adjective

having the quality or power of creating.
resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.
originative; productive (usually followed by of).
Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.

Origin of creative

First recorded in 1670–80; create + -ive

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Words nearby creative

creatinine clearance, creatinuria, creation, creation science, creationism, creative, creative commons, creative imagination, creative tension, creativity, creator

Words related to creative

ingenious, inventive, gifted, visionary, productive, innovative, original, prolific, originative, clever, cool, fertile, formative, hip, inspired, stimulating, innovatory, demiurgic, deviceful, innovational

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British Dictionary definitions for creative

creative
/ (kriːˈeɪtɪv) /

adjective

having the ability to create
characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imagination a creative mind
designed to or tending to stimulate the imagination creative toys
characterized by sophisticated bending of the rules or conventions creative accounting

noun

a creative person, esp one who devises advertising campaigns

Derived forms of creative

creatively, adverb creativeness, noun creativity, noun