creativity

See also: Creativity

English

Etymology

creative +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /kɹieɪˈtɪvəti/, /-ɾi/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Hyphenation: cre‧at‧iv‧ity

Noun

creativity (countable and uncountable, plural creativities)

  1. The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society.
    His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class.
    • 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0 – 1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 4 November 2016:
      Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.

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See also
  • genius, often associated with creativity.

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