creative

/kri:'eitiv/
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creative

A child uses creative thinking to build a castle from colorful blocks.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Relating to or involving the use of imagination or original ideas to create something new: The word "creative" describes the ability to produce original work, ideas, or solutions through imagination and innovation.
    • Having the quality of creating; constructive: It can also describe something that is productive and contributes to building or forming new things.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • She has a very creative mind and is always coming up with new inventions.
    • The company is looking for creative solutions to this complex problem.
    • Advertising is a creative industry that relies on original ideas.
Advanced Usage
  • "creative with": using something in an imaginative or unconventional way.
    • You have to be creative with a limited budget.
  • "creative process": the sequence of thoughts and actions that leads to original work.
    • The artist described her creative process as chaotic but rewarding.
Variants and Related Words
  • Creativity (n): The use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.
    • Her creativity knows no bounds.
  • Create (v): To bring something into existence.
    • The chef will create a new menu for the season.
Synonyms
  • Inventive: Having the ability to create or design new things.
  • Imaginative: Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.
  • Innovative: Featuring new methods; advanced and original.
Related Phrases
  • Creative writing: Writing that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way, such as poetry or fiction.
    • She teaches a course in creative writing.
  • Creative director: A person in charge of the creative aspects of a project, especially in advertising or media.
    • He was promoted to creative director at the agency.
Idioms
  • Creative juices flowing: A state where one is feeling particularly imaginative and productive.
    • After a walk in nature, my creative juices were flowing again.
  • Creative license: The freedom to deviate from facts or conventions for artistic effect.
    • The filmmaker took some creative license with the historical events.
creative

A child uses creative thinking to build a castle from colorful blocks.

Adjective
  1. promoting construction or creation
    • creative work
  2. having the ability or power to create
    • a creative imagination