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say it: in-VEN-tiv
inventive is an adjective meaning "(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action". It is pronounced /ˌɪnˈvɛntɪv/ — in-VEN-tiv. It carries one recorded sense.
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
“an imaginative use of material”
“the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman”
“an ingenious device”
“had an inventive turn of mind”
“inventive ceramics”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inventive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.