creative

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kriˈeɪtɪv/

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• Hyphenation: cre‧ative

Adjective

Positive creative

Comparative more creative

Superlative most creative

1. If you are creative you are good at making things that no one has made before. Also, it could mean you are good at thinking of things no one has thought of before.

   The inventor had a very creative idea for a new machine.

2. If something is creative, it is original.

   That was a very creative strategy.

3. If something is creative, it is about making creative things.

   She is studying creative arts.

Related words

• creatively
• creativeness
• creativity
• creation