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ORIGINATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the ability or power to create
Example:
a creative imagination
Synonyms:
creative; originative
Classified under:
Similar:
fanciful; notional (indulging in or influenced by fancy)
fictive (capable of imaginative creation)
imaginative; inventive ((used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action)
yeasty (exuberantly creative)
Also:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
productive (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly))
Attribute:
creative thinking; creativeness; creativity (the ability to create)
Derivation:
originate (bring into being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Containing seeds of later development
Example:
seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another
Synonyms:
germinal; originative; seminal
Classified under:
Similar:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
Derivation:
originate (come into existence; take on form or shape)
