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Definition of creative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

creative

adjective
 
/kriˈeɪtɪv/
 
/kriˈeɪtɪv/
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  1. [only before noun] involving the use of skill and the imagination to produce something new or a work of art
    • a course on creative writing (= writing stories, plays and poems)
    • creative thinking (= thinking about problems in a new way or thinking of new ideas)
    • the company’s creative team/director
    • the creative process
    • She channels her creative energy into her art.
    • creative with something (informal) You can get creative with this recipe and add whatever fruit you like.
    Topics Personal qualitiesa2, Working lifea2, Jobsa2
    Extra Examples
    • They use creative ways to market their services to customers.
    • Most of his creative work has been done in the theatre.
    • the creative and performing arts
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
  2. having the skill and ability to produce something new, especially a work of art; showing this ability
    • She's very creative—she writes poetry and paints.
    • Do you have any ideas? You're the creative one.
    • a highly creative artist
    • a creative genius/talent/mind
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    See full entry
See creative in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee creative in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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