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[ kree-ey-tiv ]
/ kriˈeɪ tɪv /
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adjective
having the quality or power of creating.
resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.
originative; productive (usually followed by of).
Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.
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Origin of creative
First recorded in 1670–80; create + -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM creative
cre·a·tive·ly, adverbcre·a·tive·ness, nounan·ti·cre·a·tive, adjectivean·ti·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
an·ti·cre·a·tive·ness, nounnon·cre·a·tive, adjectivenon·cre·a·tive·ly, adverbnon·cre·a·tive·ness, nounsub·cre·a·tive, adjectivesub·cre·a·tive·ly, adverbsub·cre·a·tive·ness, nounun·cre·a·tive, adjectiveun·cre·a·tive·ly, adverbun·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
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Words related to creative
gifted, ingenious, innovative, inventive, original, productive, prolific, visionary, originative, clever, cool, demiurgic, deviceful, fertile, hip, innovational, inspired, leading-edge, stimulating, way-out
How to use creative in a sentence
When Shana Tinkle was finishing high school, it was more or less “a rite of passage” to go on and get a bachelor’s degree, she said — in her case, in creative writing from Brown University.
More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades|Jon Marcus|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
This winter, we’ll all need to get creative with our fueling, but it shouldn’t be too hard.
How COVID-19 Could Actually Be Good for Skiing|Marc Peruzzi|November 20, 2020|Outside Online
The insights may lead advertisers to tailor their campaign creative specifically to when an ad would run on CTV.
How YouTube is working to focus advertisers’ attentions on its connected TV inventory|Tim Peterson|November 19, 2020|Digiday
The competition has led to some rather creative marketing ploys.
Free money, big addictions: Inside the booming world of online sports betting|Brett Haensel|November 15, 2020|Fortune
Long story short, I ended up building my own creative production studio that worked with everyone from early stage startups to Google and Facebook.
The boutique aperitif brand finding favor with millennials making more cocktails at home|Rachel King|November 15, 2020|Fortune
If one of them gets stuck creatively we tear it down and rebuild it in their own image.
Taylor Swift’s Secret Music Man: Max Martin, Elusive Hitmaker|Debra A. Klein|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were supportive creatively for us doing something unique.
The TV Superhero Guru Behind ‘The Flash’|Jason Lynch|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lonergan has endured a creatively brutal time since the success of This Is Our Youth.
Michael Cera Brings ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway After 18 Years|Tom Teodorczuk|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Creatively, I admire people like [Jean] Debuffet and Isamu Noguchi.
Lina Viktor Is the Artist Who Paints With Gold|Erin Cunningham|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For me, Bobin and I wrote the script together and we accomplished exactly what we wanted to accomplish creatively.
The Unheralded Comedy Genius: Nicholas Stoller on ‘Neighbors,’ Zac Efron’s ‘Darkness,’ and Diddy|Marlow Stern|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To estimate and interpret the work of an artist is to be creatively just to him.
Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke
Religion never has been an independent force acting from outside creatively to mold the mores or the ideas of men.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
The Italian genius is not creatively imaginative in the highest sense.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
The artists intuition must be understood, by a mind that follows it creatively; even if its creation be at times over-ingenious.
Beauty and the Beast|Stewart A. McDowall
Having chosen this way, we are called upon to do it effectively, creatively.
An Interpretation of Friends Worship|N. Jean Toomer
British Dictionary definitions for creative
creative
/ (kriːˈeɪtɪv) /
adjective
having the ability to create
characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imaginationa creative mind
designed to or tending to stimulate the imaginationcreative toys
characterized by sophisticated bending of the rules or conventionscreative accounting
noun
a creative person, esp one who devises advertising campaigns
Derived forms of creative
creatively, adverbcreativeness, nouncreativity, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co.
Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Creative Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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cre·a·tive krē-ˈā-tiv
ˈkrē-ˌā-
1
: marked by the ability or power to create: given to creating
the creative impulse
a creative genius
2
: having the quality of something created rather than imitated : imaginative
the creative arts
creative writing
3
: managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits
creative financing
also : deceptively arranged so as to conceal or defraud
creative accounting
creatively adverb
creativeness noun
creative
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1
: one who is creative
especially : one involved in the creation of advertisements
2
: creative activity or the material produced by it especially in advertising
Synonyms
Adjective
- clever
- imaginative
- ingenious
- innovational
- innovative
- innovatory
- inventive
- original
- originative
- Promethean
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Example Sentences
Adjective She's a very creative person.
She has one of the most creative minds in the business. They've come up with some creative new ways to make money. a creative solution to a difficult problem He teaches creative writing at the university. the first step in the creative process It turns out that the company's report of record profits last year was due to some creative accounting. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
For the British Fashion Awards, Pugh donned an unbelievable red Valentino gown, designed by the house's creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022 He was known for being an American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. —The Editors, Town & Country, 29 Dec. 2022 Stephani Smith, founder and creative director of Garnish Craft Cocktail Catering in Maui, turned to chamomile flowers to flavor this delicate cocktail. —Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022 Among them: Justin Irvine, the creative director of luxe slipper label Stubbs & Wootton. —Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 Dec. 2022 Days after the campaign came under fire, Demna, the brand’s creative director, posted on his Instagram, personally apologizing for the images.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022 Longbranch launched in 2018, two years after McConaughey was named creative director at the Wild Turkey Distillery. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022 For John Pendelton, founder and creative director of Planks & Pistils design studio in Chicago, tWitch’s death hit close to home. —L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2022 As for the colors currently on the trend forecast, Brittany Farinas, creative director of House of One, says dark purples are coming in hot. —Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2022
The culinary creative is the daughter of a Black-American father and a South Korean mother and says she was made in Korea, born in New York City, and raised in Atlanta.
—Tiffani Rozier, Essence, 7 Jan. 2022 Ironically, as in many cases with successful brand, a Black creative was the prime protagonist to its success. —Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 3 Dec. 2021 London’s international reach is important for Kershen Teo, a Singaporean creative who settled in the city after coming to study in his twenties. —Alexander Freeling, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2021 These are some of the ways people have described Virgil Abloh after it was announced that the 41-year-old creative died on Sunday following a private two-year battle with cancer. —Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 30 Nov. 2021 The professional creative, who was previously featured in Essence, brandished his collection of metal bracelets to reflect perseverance through the hard times of the pandemic and racial inequality.
—Essence, 27 Sep. 2021 Each year, the award recognizes a creative who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema and entertainment. —Pat Saperstein, Variety, 2 Sep. 2021 In 2018, The 25-year-old creative became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover in its 125-year history, in which his subject was Beyonce. —Nandi Howard, Essence, 6 Nov. 2020 LADBible spoke with the 61-year-old, pink-haired creative, who owns Mary Rose’s Gallery and Workshop in Gloucestershire, England. —Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 18 June 2020 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Medieval Latin creātīvus, from Latin creātus, past participle of creāre "to beget, give birth to, create entry 1" + -īvus -ive
Noun
derivative of creative entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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creative
adjective
cre·ative
krē-ˈāt-iv
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: able to create especially new and original things
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: showing or requiring imagination
creative writing
creatively adverb
creativeness noun
creativity
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