creativity

[kree-ey-tiv-i-tee, kree-uh-]

noun

1. the state or quality of being creative.

2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination.

   the need for creativity in modern industry; creativity in the performing arts.

3. the process by which one utilizes creative ability.

   Extensive reading stimulated his creativity.

Other Word Forms

• anticreativity noun
• noncreativity noun
• uncreativity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of creativity¹

First recorded in 1870–75; creative + -ity

Example Sentences

It produces bursts of creativity alongside sincere worries about bubbles, risk and job displacement.

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But with a rare blend of creativity and humility, Mr. Sachs has given us something of his spirit.

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Quality of data, creativity and things like taste, judgment, and cultural sensitivity will be key for ad agencies in the AI era, Pretorius said.

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This ability was is "innately important and native to animals and humans", and if this could be unlocked in AI, it could "superpower" humans in many ways, "including creativity, robotic learning, design and architecture".

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Her team's work is helping reveal how ancient societies transformed crisis into creativity -- building enduring symbols of identity and community that still stand amid the Jordanian hills today.

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