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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INVENTIVE

a.Able to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as an inventive head or genius.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INVENTIVE

In *vent "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inventif. ]

 

Defn: Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius. Dryden. -- In *vent "ive *ly, adv. -- In *vent "ive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inventive

in ven tive |inˈventiv ɪnˈvɛn (t )ɪv | ▶adjective (of a person ) having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally: she is the most inventive painter around. • (of a product, process, action, etc. ) showing creativity or original thought: methods of communication during the war were diverse and inventive. DERIVATIVES in ven tive ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover ’ (see invent ).

 

inventiveness

in ven tive ness |inˈventivnis | ▶noun the quality of being inventive; creativity: the inventiveness of the staging. his comic inventiveness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inventive

in ¦vent |ive |ɪnˈvɛntɪv | ▶adjective having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally: the most inventive composer of his time. • showing creativity or original thought: a courageous and inventive piece of film-making. DERIVATIVES inventively adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover ’ (see invent ).

 

inventiveness

in ¦vent ¦ive |ness |ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being inventive; creativity: the inventiveness of the staging. his comic inventiveness.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inventive

inventive adjective a well-intentioned and fairly inventive kids' movie: creative, original, innovative, imaginative, ingenious, resourceful; unusual, fresh, novel, new, newfangled; experimental, avant-garde, groundbreaking, revolutionary, unorthodox, unconventional. ANTONYMS unimaginative, hackneyed. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See creative . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inventive

inventive adjective 1 the most inventive composer of his time: creative, original, innovational, innovative, imaginative, fertile, ingenious, resourceful; artistic, inspired, gifted, talented, virtuoso, accomplished, masterly, skilful, clever. ANTONYMS unimaginative, uninventive. 2 a fresh, inventive comedy: original, innovative, unusual, fresh, novel, new; experimental, offbeat, quirky, avant garde, forward-looking, groundbreaking; unfamiliar, unorthodox, unconventional, alternative, fringe; N. Amer. left-field. ANTONYMS hackneyed.

 

inventiveness

inventiveness noun 1 they valued his vigour and inventiveness: creativity, originality, innovation, invention, imagination, imaginativeness, creative power, creative talent, creative gift, fertility, ingeniousness, resourcefulness, enterprise; artistry, inspiration, giftedness, talent, virtuosity, accomplishment, mastery, skill, cleverness. ANTONYMS unimaginativeness. 2 the outstanding inventiveness of Irish literature: originality, innovation, unusualness, freshness, novelty, newness, break with tradition; quirkiness, unfamiliarity, unconventionality, unorthodoxy. ANTONYMS unoriginality.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inventive

in ven tive /ɪnvéntɪv /形容詞 発明の才がある, 創意に富んだ, 器用な ; 発明の .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞