inventiveness

Definition of inventivenessnext
1
as in creativity
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others the artist's fertile inventiveness allows her to put on canvas landscapes that have never been trod by mortal feet

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as in creativeness
the skill and imagination to create new things the contention that, in order to prosper, cities must attract young, well-educated people of great inventiveness in both the arts and high technology

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Recent Examples of inventiveness And the protesters’ grit, wit, inventiveness, and fearlessness have dented Modi’s authority like nothing else has in the past 12 years. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Ukraine has shown extraordinary inventiveness and capability. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Taymor’s production catalyzes the storytelling, and the dynamic inventiveness of the mise-en-scène is on kinetic display at the Pantages, where a top-notch design team works in perfect coordination. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 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 But far from being a joy-killer, she’s guided by inventiveness and levity. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 Moonshot is reported to have stitched together capacity from multiple cloud providers while developing Kimi K3, highlighting the inventiveness of Chinese tech in overcoming Washington’s chip export controls. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 Thousands of new satellites have entered the domain, especially in low Earth orbit (LEO), thanks to significant drops in launch costs brought about by reusable rockets and private sector inventiveness. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Enabling filmmakers to produce work that connects with a broad range of audiences across the UK – through ambition, inventiveness and heart – has to be at the core of our response. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 July 2026
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Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a wide appreciation for walking as a beneficial activity for creativity, problem-solving, and mental clarity.
    — Richard Sima, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The safe and predictable format and approach to creativity that was needed to broaden appeal to advertisers.
    — William Daddi, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • But without freedom, Berdyaev writes, creativeness is impossible.
    — Andrew McDiarmid, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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  • In his imagination these eruptive landscapes overlaid each other like palimpsests.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In the end, imagination was the through line to everything Fayet touched.
    — Julie Coe, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Many other countries and even continents would kill to have this level of ingenuity on their shores.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The film gives Reynolds room to put that ingenuity to work, treating it as a matter of course.
    — Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • There's also a palpable new seam of imaginativeness among residents.
    — Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • But the talent for going viral that helped Ramaswamy gain a national profile has proved less successful this election cycle in Ohio.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The right person would ably balance greenlight authority with maintaining Netflix’s biggest talent relationships.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Inventiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventiveness. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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