creative
/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/kree-AY-tiv
/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/kree-AY-tiv
Meaningable to bring into being
Common meaning: inventive
Other meanings: quick to come up with fresh ideas
- creto bring into being, to produceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 480 · scan
- ativeadjective ending: tending to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin creō ‘to bring into being, to produce’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry creō, p. 480 · dictionary scan
Roots
- creō, creāre Latin “to bring into being, to produce”
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