adjective
creative
Able to produce original ideas or things.
Our creative teacher turns everyday objects into tools for learning.
Etymology
Latin creare meant to produce or bring forth. Creative applies that generating power to someone able to make new things or devise ideas that were not already present.
More examples
- You don't have to be an artist to be creative.
- The team needs a creative solution to this storage problem.
- I feel more creative when I have time to experiment.
Forms
creative · more creative · most creative
creativity noun — Ability to produce original ideas or things.
creatively adverb — In a way that shows originality.
Similar words
- imaginative
- Emphasizes picturing possibilities, whether or not they become real.
- inventive
- Emphasizes devising clever new methods, devices, or solutions.
- innovative
- Emphasizes introducing new ideas or methods into practice.