adjective

inventive

inventive, creative

She has a very inventive mind.

She has a very inventive mind.

He found an inventive solution to the problem.

He found an inventive solution to the problem.

((an inventive + noun)) creative She is an inventive cook.

((to be inventive)) to be creative You need to be inventive to succeed.

Synonyms: creative, original, imaginative; Antonyms: unimaginative, unoriginal

From the verb 'invent' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ive'. It means 'tending to invent'.

An invent-IVE person is act-IVE in creating new things.

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