originative

1. 1.

   having the ability or power to create

   “a creative imagination”

   Synonymscreative

   Similarfancifulfictiveimaginativeyeasty
2. 2.

   containing seeds of later development

   “seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another”

   Synonymsgerminalseminal

   Similaroriginal

Questions about originative

What does originative mean?

originative means "having the ability or power to create". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in originative?

originative has 5 syllables: o-ri-gi-na-tive. The stress falls on "gi".

What is another word for originative?

Close synonyms include creative, germinal, seminal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is originative a common word?

originative is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.