creative
//kɹiˈeɪtɪv//
Forms
- Comparative
- more creative
- Superlative
- most creative
- Plural
- creatives
Definitions
1.Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- The future belongs to those aware enough to see the system, brave enough to reject it, and creative enough to build something better.
2.Original, expressive and imaginative.
3.A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
4.Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
1.Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.
- The design team has completed the creative for next month's multi-part ad campaign.
- I've included in my portfolio all the creative I've completed in my five year design career.
2.A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.
- He is a visionary creative.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2026
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin creativus, from Latin creō.
Equivalent to create + -ive.
Displaced native Old English orþanclīċ.