creative

Definition

Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin creativus, from Latin creō. Equivalent to create + -ive. Displaced native Old English orþanclīċ.

Example Sentences

• "a creative dramatist who avoids cliche"
• "The future belongs to those aware enough to see the system, brave enough to reject it, and creative enough to build something better."
• "a creative new solution to an old problem"

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