inventive
adjective/ɪnˈventɪv/
/ɪnˈventɪv/
(approving)- (especially of people) able to think of new and interesting ideas synonym imaginative
- She has a highly inventive mind.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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- (of ideas) new and interesting
- This is a courageous and inventive piece of film-making.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from French inventif, -ive or medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin invenire ‘discover’, from in- ‘into’ + venire ‘come’.
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