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creative

[ kree-ey-tiv ]

adjective

  1. having the power to bring something new into being, as a creature, or to evolve something original from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work of art or invention: In the mythologies of the earliest human societies, the predominant ideas about which sex was more important in reproduction may have determined the sex assigned to the universal creative force.

    Research supports the claim that children are most creative in the early grades, before middle school.

    In the mythologies of the earliest human societies, the predominant ideas about which sex was more important in reproduction may have determined the sex assigned to the universal creative force.

  2. resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative:

    creative writing.

  3. originative; productive (usually followed by of ):

    Marx believed that labor alone was creative of value, not property ownership.

  4. Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.:

    creative bookkeeping.



noun

  1. the people who design and produce artwork, video, copy, etc., for a business, typically in service of advertising and other aspects of marketing:

    Creative really hit this one out of the park—we’ve doubled our conversion rate almost overnight.

  2. material made for advertising and other aspects of marketing, as a billboard, video ad, or web page design, or the activity of designing and producing it:

    In our latest campaign for a luxury services client, we used an AI platform to fine-tune creative based on user behavior.

  3. a person who is an artist, writer, designer, etc., typically one employed by a business to work in advertising or other aspects of marketing:

    You’ll have to hire at least one new senior-level creative to keep up with the client’s expansion plans.

creative

/ ːˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having the ability to create
  2. characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imagination

    a creative mind

  3. designed to or tending to stimulate the imagination

    creative toys

  4. characterized by sophisticated bending of the rules or conventions

    creative accounting

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a creative person, esp one who devises advertising campaigns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپԱ, noun
  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˌˈپٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··پ· adverb
  • ··پ·Ա noun
  • ·پ···پ adjective
  • an·ti···پ· adverb
  • an·ti···پ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz···پ adjective
  • non···پ· adverb
  • non···پ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···پ adjective
  • sub···پ· adverb
  • sub···پ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···پ adjective
  • un···پ· adverb
  • un···پ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of creative1

First recorded in 1670–80; create + -ive
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I studied theater — Stanislavski — and English literature before I embarked on my music career, which was still being creative with words.

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Yet playing the Go-Go’s songs in her downstairs home studio “has opened up this whole creative thing for me now. I feel like I’m ready to create again,” she says.

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He doesn’t know if if they will be part of another book or exhibition, but is certain that his new creative outlet is here to stay.

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Leslie gives a complete portrait of this remarkably fecund and frequently tortured creative partnership, which began in Liverpool in 1957 and ended in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980, with Lennon’s murder.

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The firm's chief creative officer Renaud Salmon says it's helping the company learn about what its customers want.

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