creativity

cre·a·tiv·i·ty

noun \ˌkrē-(ˌ)ā-ˈti-və-tē, ˌkrē-ə-\

Definition of CREATIVITY

1

: the quality of being creative

2

: the ability to create

Examples of CREATIVITY

1. her intelligence and artistic creativity
2. <the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans>

First Known Use of CREATIVITY

1875

Related to CREATIVITY

Synonyms: cleverness, creativeness, imagination, imaginativeness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, innovativeness, invention, inventiveness, originality

Related Words: fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, productiveness, productivity, prolificacy, prolificity, prolificness; capableness, resourcefulness; genius, giftedness, talent; fire, inspiration, muse

Near Antonyms: dryness, dullness (also dulness)

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Rhymes with CREATIVITY

absorptivity, adaptivity, additivity, affectivity, aggressivity, coercivity, collectivity, compulsivity, conductivity, connectivity, destructivity, diffusivity, directivity, effectivity, emissivity, emotivity, exclusivity, exhaustivity, expansivity, expressivity, impassivity, impulsivity, inactivity, inclusivity, infectivity, negativity, objectivity, perceptivity, permittivity, positivity, primitivity, productivity, progressivity, reactivity, receptivity, reflexivity, relativity, resistivity, retentivity, selectivity, self-activity, sensitivity, subjectivity, transitivity