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inventive
adjective
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- I
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- NVENTIV
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪnˈvɛntɪv
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
“an imaginative use of material”
In context
Example Sentences
an imaginative use of material
{'source': 'Lewis Mumford', 'text': 'the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman'}
had an inventive turn of mind
inventive ceramics
an inventive device
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