noun

creativity

creativity, inventiveness, imagination

The job requires a lot of creativity.

The job requires a lot of creativity.

His creativity is amazing.

His creativity is amazing.

to require creativity to need the quality of being creative The job requires a lot of creativity.

Synonyms: imagination, ingenuity, inventiveness; Antonyms: uncreativeness, dullness

From 'creative' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ity', indicating a quality or state. 'Creative' is from Latin 'creare' (to create).

The suffix '-ity' often means 'the quality of being'. So, 'creativity' is 'the quality of being creative'.

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