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   in·ven·tive

   /inˈven(t)iv/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally: "she is the most inventive painter around"
   • ▪ (of a product, process, action, etc.) showing creativity or original thought: "methods of communication during the war were diverse and inventive" Similar creativeoriginalinnovationalinnovativeimaginativefertileingeniousresourcefulartisticinspiredgiftedtalentedvirtuosoaccomplishedmasterlyskillfulcleverinformal:geniusoriginalinnovativeunusualfreshnovelnewexperimentaloffbeatquirkyavant gardeforward-lookinggroundbreakingunfamiliarunorthodoxunconventionalalternativefringeleft-fieldOpposite unimaginativeuninventivehackneyed

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover’ (see invent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inventively adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINVENTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   very good at thinking of new and original ideas: He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home. Synonym. imaginative approving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. imaginative She is often brilliantly imaginative in filling out the details of the writer's life.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inventiveInventive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INVENTIVE is adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative. How to use inventive in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inventiveInventive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To be inventive is to be creative. Inventive people are good at using their imaginations. If you know that inventors create new things, then it makes sense that the word inventive applies to people and behavior that show creativity.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVENTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An inventive person is good at inventing things or has clever and original ideas.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINVENTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   very good at thinking of new and original ideas: He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home. Synonym. imaginative approving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. imaginative She is often brilliantly imaginative in filling out the details of the writer's life.

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   Inventive definition: apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious. See examples of INVENTIVE used in a sentence.

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   Inventive definition: apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious. See examples of INVENTIVE used in a sentence.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioninventive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of inventive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINVENTIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    full of clever and interesting ideas: an inventive person / mind. inventive designs. inventively. adverb. inventiveness. noun [ U ] (Definition of inventive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inventive. in Chinese (Traditional) 善於創新的，有新意的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 善于创新的，有新意的… See more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › inventiveinventive | meaning of inventive in Longman Dictionary of...

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    inventive meaning, definition, what is inventive: able to think of new, different, or inte...: Learn more.