inventiveness

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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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“Inventiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inventiveness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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