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INVENTIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

Example:

inventive ceramics

Synonyms:

imaginative; inventive

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Adjectives

Similar:

creative; originative (having the ability or power to create)

Derivation:

invent (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort)

inventiveness (the power of creative imagination)

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