/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/
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Translation
Good at making new things or thinking of new ideas; using imagination.
Word origin
From Latin creare, meaning to make or bring into being.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- creare
- English cognates
- create, creature
Examples
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A creative person is good at making new things.
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A creative answer is a new and clever one.
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"Creatively" is the adverb form of "creative".
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