(creativity)

  • 1creativity — 1859, from CREATIVE (Cf. creative) + ITY (Cf. ity) …

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  • 2creativity — [n] artistry cleverness, genius, imagination, imaginativeness, ingenuity, inspiration, inventiveness, originality, resourcefulness, talent, vision; concepts 409,410 …

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  • 3creativity — [krē΄ā tiv′ə tē] n. creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness …

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  • 4Creativity — For other uses of Creativity , see Creativity (disambiguation). Human intelligence Abilities and Traits Abstract thought Communication  …

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  • 5creativity — /kree ay tiv i tee, kree euh /, n. 1. the state or quality of being creative. 2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.;… …

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  • 6creativity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ true ▪ artistic, cultural, intellectual, musical, scientific ▪ human …

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  • 7creativity — creative cre‧a‧tive 1 [kriˈeɪtɪv] adjective 1. producing or using new and interesting ideas: • The movie company has come under criticism for focusing too heavily on marketing and not enough on creative issues. • He regularly gives lectures and… …

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  • 8creativity — cre|a|tiv|i|ty [ˌkri:eıˈtıvıti] n [U] the ability to use your imagination to produce new ideas, make things etc ▪ artistic creativity ▪ Teachers have been attacked for stifling creativity in their pupils. ▪ Editors complain about the lack of… …

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  • 9creativity — noun The quality or ability to create or invent something. His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class. Syn: creativeness, originality See Also: create, creative …

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  • 10creativity — [ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti] noun [U] the ability to create new ideas or things using your imagination We want to encourage creativity in our employees.[/ex] …

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