imaginativeness

noun

Definition of imaginativenessnext
1
as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others what sets apart geniuses like Thomas Edison and Ben Franklin from the average person is their keen intellect and restless imaginativeness

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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things it took exceptional imaginativeness and tireless dedication to invent the airplane

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Recent Examples of imaginativeness There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents. — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaginativeness
  1. imagination
  2. creativeness
  3. creativity
  4. inventiveness
  5. ingenuity
  6. talent
Noun
  • Together, the two events are designed to connect science, business, creativity and imagination, offering a broad perspective on the forces that are shaping beauty’s next chapter.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In a poetic blend of reality and imagination, a vivacious Brooklyn teenager strives to reclaim her own fleeting childhood while helping raise her four younger sisters.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of imagination
Noun
  • But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
    — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of creativeness
Noun
  • The Aries Full Moon activates your playful 5th house, bringing creativity, romance, self-expression, or a personal passion into sharper focus.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • In their writing, Alicia and Luci bring a marketer’s eye and a business owner’s perspective to entrepreneurship, creativity, and building a life on your own terms.
    — Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of creativity
Noun
  • Schoonmaker’s inventiveness produced one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, where Turturro and Eric Stoltz’s characters talk while dancing.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an inventiveness here that comes from the sprawl of the city — artists like myself who are constantly improvising, building their own ecosystems because nothing is handed to them.
    — Shelley Holcomb, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventiveness
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  • By and large, though, the institution maintained bipartisan support as the guardian of America’s history, ingenuity and natural heritage, even as political polarization spread and culture wars raged.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The scope and ingenuity of scrying continually boggle the mind.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ingenuity
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  • Her session will examine the commercial and strategic considerations involved in taking creative and technology-led projects from development to market, alongside the evolving relationship between talent, technology and business.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And talent with a liberal arts education—reading- and writing-heavy disciplines spanning humanities, natural sciences, sociology, and the arts—will have the most well-rounded skill set to thrive.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Imaginativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaginativeness. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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