inventive
Translation
inventive, creative
Examples
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.
Grammar Patterns
((an inventive + noun)) creative She is an inventive cook.
((to be inventive)) to be creative You need to be inventive to succeed.
Similar Words
Synonyms: creative, original, imaginative; Antonyms: unimaginative, unoriginal
Etymology
From the verb 'invent' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ive'. It means 'tending to invent'.
Memory Tips
An invent-IVE person is act-IVE in creating new things.