creative
having the power to bring something new into being, as a creature, or to evolve something original from one’s own thought or imagination, as a work of art or invention:Research supports the claim that children are most creative in the early grades, before middle school.In the mythologies of the earliest human societies, the predominant ideas about which sex was more important in reproduction may have determined the sex assigned to the universal creative force.
resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing.
originative; productive (usually followed by of):Marx believed that labor alone was creative of value, not property ownership.
Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping.
the people who design and produce artwork, video, copy, etc., for a business, typically in service of advertising and other aspects of marketing: Creative really hit this one out of the park—we’ve doubled our conversion rate almost overnight.
material made for advertising and other aspects of marketing, as a billboard, video ad, or web page design, or the activity of designing and producing it: In our latest campaign for a luxury services client, we used an AI platform to fine-tune creative based on user behavior.
a person who is an artist, writer, designer, etc., typically one employed by a business to work in advertising or other aspects of marketing:You’ll have to hire at least one new senior-level creative to keep up with the client’s expansion plans.
Origin of creative
1Other words from creative
- cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
- cre·a·tive·ness, noun
- an·ti·cre·a·tive, adjective
- an·ti·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
- an·ti·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
- non·cre·a·tive, adjective
- non·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
- non·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
- sub·cre·a·tive, adjective
- sub·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
- sub·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
- un·cre·a·tive, adjective
- un·cre·a·tive·ly, adverb
- un·cre·a·tive·ness, noun
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How to use creative in a sentence
For six years, our annual Change the World list has been a chronicle of the increasingly creative ways business is tethering profit to purpose.
Fortune launches a new community for leaders who want to change business for good | Ellen McGirt | September 15, 2020 | FortuneWe had become increasingly effective and decreasingly creative.
What if Your Company Had No Rules? (Bonus Episode) | Maria Konnikova | September 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsHubert, who played Aunt Viv for three seasons before being replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid, not only claimed that she had creative differences with Smith but she also alleged she was fired for getting pregnant.
‘Full Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Cast Reunites To Celebrate The Show’s 30th Anniversary | Hope Wright | September 11, 2020 | Essence.comEverlane later announced that the Chief creative Officer Alexandra Spunt, who took much of the criticism, would no longer lead the creative team.
Nikola, which went public via a SPAC, is accused of deception | Lucinda Shen | September 11, 2020 | FortuneTikTok’s power goes beyond its democratized, creative essence.
Unpacking the TikTok algorithm: Three reasons why it’s the most addictive social network | Brian Freeman | September 11, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
It was his business acumen, his own unflagging zeal for the creative business solution, that had freed Sam to do this.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ | Peter Guralnick | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe creative team behind the new My Lai project is working out the details for set design.
Despite the acclaim and the viral popularity, the band has never lost that independant creative spirit.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age | Lauren Schwartzberg | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was creative thinking like this that helped it debut at number one on Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age | Lauren Schwartzberg | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the aficionado or the neophyte, Comics is a useful overview of a richly creative period in a burgeoning art.
John Baptiste Robinet taught the gradual development of all forms of existence from a single creative cause.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Now she roved with free footsteps through the vineyards which sprang up beneath her creative pencil.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottIn its highest degree, imagination rises to the sphere of creative fancy, or poetic power.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardTchaikovskys creative talents, which are occasionally apparent in his symphonic works, are completely lacking in The Oprichnik.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyShow me one of our young artists who can stand like Fudo in the flame of his own creative thought!
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for creative
/ (kriːˈeɪtɪv) /
having the ability to create
characterized by originality of thought; having or showing imagination: a creative mind
designed to or tending to stimulate the imagination: creative toys
characterized by sophisticated bending of the rules or conventions: creative accounting
a creative person, esp one who devises advertising campaigns
Derived forms of creative
- creatively, adverb
- creativeness, noun
- creativity, noun
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