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Webster 1913 Edition


Creative

Cre-a′tive

(-t?v)
,
Adj.
Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
Creative talent.”
W. Irving.
The
creative
force exists in the germ.
Whewell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Creative

CREATIVE

,
Adj.
Having the power to create, or exerting the act of creation; as creative fancy; creative power.

Definition 2024


creative

creative

See also: créative

English

Adjective

creative (comparative more creative, superlative most creative)

  1. Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
    a creative dramatist who avoids cliche
  2. (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
    a creative new solution to an old problem
  3. (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
    a creative set

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creative (countable and uncountable, plural creatives)

  1. (countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.
    He is a visionary creative.
  2. (uncountable) Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.
    The design team has completed the creative for next month's multi-part ad campaign.
    I've included in my portfolio all the creative I've completed in my five year design career.

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Italian

Adjective

creative f pl

  1. feminine plural of creativo

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