innovative

English

Etymology

From innovate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.əˌveɪ.tɪv /, /ɪˈnəʊ.və.tɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪtɪv/

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Adjective

innovative (comparative more innovative, superlative most innovative)

1. Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
   • 2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57:

     He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.

2. Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.

Synonyms

• innovatory

Derived terms

• hyperinnovative
• innovatively
• innovativeness
• noninnovative
• uninnovative

Translations

characterized by the creation of new ideas or things

Arabic: اِبْتِكارِيّ m (ibtikāriyy), مُبْتَكَر m (mubtakar) Belarusian: інавацы́йны (inavacýjny) Bulgarian: новаторски (novatorski) Catalan: innovador (ca) Czech: inovativní Danish: opfindsom, nyskabende Dutch: innovatief (nl) Esperanto: please add this translation if you can Estonian: please add this translation if you can Finnish: innovatiivinen (fi) French: novateur (fr), innovant (fr) Galician: innovador (gl) German: innovativ (de) Greek: καινοτόμος (el) (kainotómos), νεωτεριστικός (el) (neoteristikós) Hebrew: חדשני (khadshaní) Hindi: नाविन्य (nāvinya) Hungarian: innovatív (hu) Icelandic: please add this translation if you can Italian: innovativo (it) Japanese: 革新的な (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina) Kazakh: жаңашылдық (jañaşyldyq) Khmer: ច្នៃប្រឌិតថ្មី (cnay prɑdɨt tməy) Maori: auaha Norwegian: banebrytende Bokmål: nyskapende (no), innovativ Nynorsk: nyskapande, innovativ, banebrytande Occitan: innovador (oc) Polish: innowacyjny (pl) Portuguese: inovador (pt), inovativo Romanian: inovator (ro) Russian: инновацио́нный (ru) (innovaciónnyj) Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан Slovak: please add this translation if you can Spanish: innovador (es), innovativo, novedoso (es), pionero (es) Swedish: innovativ (sv), nyskapande (sv), påhittig (sv), uppfinningsrik (sv) Ukrainian: інноваці́йний (innovacíjnyj)

forward looking; ahead of current thinking

Catalan: innovador (ca) Finnish: kaukonäköinen (fi) Galician: innovador (gl) German: innovativ (de) Greek: προηγμένος (el) (proïgménos) Hungarian: innovatív (hu) Japanese: 革新的な (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina) Russian: передово́й (ru) (peredovój) Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан Swedish: innovativ (sv), visionär (sv)

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Italian: (please verify) innovativo (it) Romanian: (please verify) inovator (ro) Telugu: (please verify) వినూత్నమైన (vinūtnamaina)

Danish

Adjective

innovative

1. definite/plural of innovativ

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

innovative

1. inflection of innovativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.no.vaˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: in‧no‧va‧tì‧ve

Adjective

innovative f pl

1. feminine plural of innovativo

Anagrams

• antivenivo, innovatevi

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

innovative

1. definite singular/plural of innovativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

innovative

1. definite singular/plural of innovativ

Swedish

Adjective

innovative

1. definite natural masculine singular of innovativ