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creativity

nounattested in dialogue

  • //kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti//
  • //kri.əˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti//
  • /[-ɾi]/

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

noun

  1. 1

    The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

    I suppose it's part of my creativity and may also be just a desire to, maybe an idea that there is a wonderful way to do it, and that I'm working toward the wonderful way to do it.

    Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English creative Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English creativity From creative + -ity.

Forms

plural
creativities
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