creative

(krē-ā'tĭv)
adj.

1. Having the ability or power to create: Human beings are creative animals.
2. Productive; creating.
3. Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing.

n.
One who displays productive originality: the creatives in the advertising department.

creatively cre·a'tive·ly adv.
creativity cre'a·tiv'i·ty (-ĭ-tē) or cre·a'tive·ness n.

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adjective

Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas: ingenious, innovative, innovatory, inventive, original. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: artistic, imaginative
Antonyms: uncreative, ungifted, unimaginative, uninspired, unproductive, untalented

IN BRIEF: Having imagination and ability.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955).

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adj

Describing the ability or talent to think or act in a new or original way.

For a list of words related to creativity, see:

• Mental States, Processes, and Behavior - creativity: ability to perceive new combinations of information for problem solving or invention
• Intuition and Imagination - creativity: ability to imagine and make new or original forms, ideas, or things, esp. by transcending traditional thinking

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kreativ, skabende, iderig, skaber-
n. - kreatør

idioms:

• creative accounting    kreativ bogføring

Nederlands (Dutch)
creatief, vindingrijk

Français (French)
adj. - créatif, créateur
n. - créatif

idioms:

• creative accounting    traficotage des comptes

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kreativ, schöpferisch

idioms:

• creative accounting    kreative Buchführung (Gesetzeslücken ausnutzend)

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δημιουργικός, εφευρετικός, επινοητικός

idioms:

• creative accounting    λογιστικές πρακτικές για τον εξωραϊσμό της οικονομικής κατάστασης επιχείρησης

Italiano (Italian)
creativo

idioms:

• creative accounting    contabilità in rosa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - criativo

idioms:

• creative accounting    ato de alterar contas comerciais

Русский (Russian)
творческий, стимулирующий воображение

idioms:

• creative accounting    приписки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - creativo, original, creador
n. - creativo, original, creador

idioms:

• creative accounting    contabilidad retocada, datos contables "embellecidos"

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skapande, kreativ, meningsfylld

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
创造的, 有创造力的, 创造性的, 启发想像力的, 有创造力的人, 创造的人

idioms:

• creative accounting    创造性会计

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 創造的, 有創造力的, 創造性的, 啟發想像力的
n. - 有創造力的人, 創造的人

idioms:

• creative accounting    創造性會計

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 창조적인, 건설적인
n. - 창조성, 독창력

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 創造的な, 建設的な, 生ずる
n. - 創造性のある人

idioms:

• creative accounting    建設的会計学

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبدع, خلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חדשני, יוצר, יצירתי‬
n. - ‮יוצר‬

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