Definition of creative
1 : marked by the ability or power to create : given to creating the creative impulse a creative genius
2 : having the quality of something created rather than imitated : imaginative the creative arts creative writing
3 : managed so as to get around legal or conventional limits creative financing; also : deceptively arranged so as to conceal or defraud creative accounting
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Examples of creative in a Sentence
She's a very creative person.
She has one of the most creative minds in the business.
They've come up with some creative new ways to make money.
a creative solution to a difficult problem
He teaches creative writing at the university.
the first step in the creative process
It turns out that the company's report of record profits last year was due to some creative accounting.
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The actor dropped out of the project a few years later due to creative differences.
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A summer writing camp for young, aspiring writers that will explore the craft and enjoyment of creative writing.
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Now, arctic researchers have devised a creative solution: inflating giant balloons under the snow to form surprisingly strong—and environmentally friendly—cylindrical tunnels.
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But nearly all these risks could be mitigated, and many of the most common objections overcome, with a bit of creative thinking.
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But one company, an EU startup called Physee, found a creative solution.
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Congratulations to Pete Ward for his creative magic.
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Origin and Etymology of creative
see 1create
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Definition of creative
1 : one who is creative; especially : one involved in the creation of advertisements
2 : creative activity or the material produced by it especially in advertising
Recent Examples of creative from the Web
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Similar things are happening across the country, but Portland feels particularly unsafe because the city is 76 percent white, said Stephanie Duncker, a black creative who has lived in New York and Florida.
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Rocket League creative will air across WWE Network, WWE’s digital and social channels, and on WWE’s flagship TV programs Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live on USA Network.
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Origin and Etymology of creative
see 1create
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CREATIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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: having or showing an ability to make new things or think of new ideas
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: using the ability to make or think of new things : involving the process by which new ideas, stories, etc., are created
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: done in an unusual and often dishonest way
CREATIVE Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of creative for Students
: able to invent or produce new and original things
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nounWord Root of creative
The Latin word creāre, meaning “to produce” or “to cause,” gives us the root cre. Words from the Latin creāre have something to do with producing or causing. To create something is to produce it. Anyone creative is able to produce new and original things. A creature is a being that was alive when it was produced
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