creativity

noun

cre·​a·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌkrē-(ˌ)ā-ˈti-və-tē 

ˌkrē-ə-

1

: the ability to create

her artistic creativity

2

: the quality of being creative

Synonyms

• creativeness
• imagination
• talent
• ingenuity
• innovativeness
• inventiveness

Examples of creativity in a Sentence

her intelligence and artistic creativity

the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the House of pleasure, playfulness, creativity, and casual dating. —Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025

Most of the fear comes from generative AI tools that try to replace human creativity by making net-new content from scratch. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025

Not to preach about their diagnoses, but to drop expertise on leadership, innovation, creativity — whatever their lane is. —Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025

Villa Bakery in Garden City, known for its creativity with its baked goods offerings — from its take on Sanders Bumpy Cakes to specialty paczki — created a frenzy (and a lineup at its store) with its Kmart sub sandwich. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

creative entry 1 + -ity

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for creativity

• absorptivity
• affectivity
• collectivity
• conductivity
• connectivity
• corrosivity
• diffusivity
• directivity
• effectivity
• emissivity
• exclusivity
• expressivity