INVENTIVE Definition & Meaning

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inventive

[ in-ven-tiv ]

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apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious:
Luckily the bike mechanic is a most inventive person—you’ll be surprised at what he can do with a piece of wire and some scrap metal.
apt at creating with the imagination:
The delightful and tirelessly inventive storyteller is back with an animated stop-motion adventure.
being the product of imagination, resourcefulness, etc.; creative and original:
It’s an enthralling, inventive, and wholly unique exhibit from an artist without peer.
relating to or used for inventing:
These recordings captured the musician at the height of her inventive power.

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First recorded in 1400–50; invent + -ive; replacing late Middle English inventif, from Old French

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Frivolous as it is, these inventive details convince us that Ayer isn’t simply phoning it in.

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But Scharfman’s notion is indeed inventive, and while waiting for the inevitable siege can get a bit draggy, it occasionally creates some nervy fun.

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If nothing else, they’re a fun way to shake our winter doldrums and marvel at how inventive people can be with flowers, shrubs, grasses and trees.

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The group’s “No Movies” is so inventive, are there any specific stills that speak to you?

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“But I think we were trying to be as inventive as we possibly could, so that we worked well together as a band,” he said at the time.

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