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Dictionary: in·ven·tive   (ĭn-vĕn'tĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by invention.
  2. Adept or skillful at inventing; creative.
inventively in·ven'tive·ly adv.
inventiveness in·ven'tive·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Characterized by or productive of new things or new ideas: creative, ingenious, innovative, innovatory, original. See ability/inability.
  2. Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, new, newfangled, novel, original, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See new/old.
  3. Able to use the means at one's disposal to meet situations effectively: ingenious, resourceful. See ability/inability.

Antonyms: inventive
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adj

Definition: creative
Antonyms: stolen, uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unoriginal


WordNet: inventive
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  Synonyms: imaginative, ingenious


Translations: Inventive
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opfindsom

Nederlands (Dutch)
inventief, vindingrijk, creatief

Français (French)
adj. - inventif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schöpferisch, einfallsreich

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

Italiano (Italian)
inventivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inventivo

Русский (Russian)
изобретательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inventivo, ingenioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - uppfinningsrik, uppfinnings-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
善于创造的, 发明的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 善於創造的, 發明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 발명의, 독창적인, 창의력이 풍부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発明の, 発明の才がある, 独創的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبدع, خلاق, إبداعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקורי, חדשני, ממציא, בעל כוח-המצאה‬


 
 
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