creative

  • 11creative — [[t]krie͟ɪtɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts. Like so many creative people he was never satisfied. ...her obvious creative talents. Derived words:… …

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  • 12creative — adjective our students are encouraged to be creative Syn: inventive, imaginative, innovative, experimental, original; artistic, expressive, inspired, visionary; enterprising, resourceful •• creative, inventive, original, resourceful, imaginative …

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  • 13creative — I UK [krɪˈeɪtɪv] / US adjective ** 1) involving a lot of imagination and new ideas Painting is a creative process. the creative use of tax and incentives to achieve economic goals 2) a) someone who is creative has a lot of imagination and new… …

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  • 14creative — cre|a|tive1 W3S3 [kriˈeıtıv] adj 1.) involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things ▪ This job is so boring. I wish I could do something more creative. ▪ I teach creative writing at Trinity College. ▪ the creative process of… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15creative — cre|a|tive1 [ kri eıtıv ] adjective ** 1. ) involving a lot of imagination and new ideas: the creative use of tax and incentives to achieve economic goals Painting is a creative process. 2. ) someone who is creative has a lot of imagination and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16creative —    disputatious or dishonest    Thus for churchmen creative conflict is a bitter doctrinal argument. For a businessman creative accounting is false bookkeeping:     They give you a lot of crap about creative freedom but all they re really talking …

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  • 17creative — I. adjective Date: 1678 1. marked by the ability or power to create ; given to creating < the creative impulse > 2. having the quality of something created rather than imitated ; imaginative < the creative arts > 3. managed so as to get around&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18Creative — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Creative Technology (ou Creative Labs), une société spécialisée dans les périphériques informatiques Creative Commons, est une organisation travaillant à&#8230; …

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  • 19creative — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ I don t always feel creative. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly …

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  • 20creative — /kri eItIv/ adjective 1 producing or using new and effective ideas, results etc: He came up with a really creative solution to the problem. | I enjoy my job, but I d like to do something more creative. 2 someone who is creative is very&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English