/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/
New to these symbols? How to read English IPA
Meaning
Good at making new things or thinking of new ideas; using imagination.
Test yourself on creative
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Latin creare, meaning to make or bring into being.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- creare
- English cognates
- create, creature
Examples
.
A creative person is good at making new things.
.
A creative answer is a new and clever one.
.
"Creatively" is the adverb form of "creative".
Where this fits
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
English · Free printables
creative: worksheet, infographic and listicleThe padlock and Plus mark show a Kilo Lingo Plus feature. Start your free week to unlock it - no card needed.
Free printable study downloads for the English word "creative" (Good at making new things or thinking of new ideas; using imagination.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Part of Kilo Lingo Plus
Printables beyond chapters 1 and 2 are part of Kilo Lingo Plus. Sign up free and start your free week to download as many as you like: no card.
Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 32, lesson 3: creative, patch, necessarily and 7 more words.