creativeness

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cre•a•tive /kriˈeɪtɪv/   adj. 

1. having the quality or power of creating:
   a very creative writer.
2. resulting from original thought;
   imaginative:
   gave us some creative suggestions.
3. Slang Terms producing intentionally false information, etc.:
   Creative bookkeeping made his losses profits.

cre•a•tive•ly, adv. 
cre•a•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cre•a•tive  (krē ā′tiv), adj. 

1. having the quality or power of creating.
2. resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.;
   imaginative:
   creative writing.
3. originative;
   productive (usually fol. by of ).
4. Slang Terms [Facetious.] using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.:
   creative bookkeeping.

• create + -ive 1670–80

cre•a′tive•ly, adv. 
cre•a′tive•ness, n.