Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
Like so many ~ people he was never satisfied.
...her obvious ~ talents.
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creativity
American art reached a peak of creativity in the ’50s and 60s.
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2.
Creative activities involve the inventing and making of new kinds of things.
...~ writing...
Cooking is ~.
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3.
If you use something in a ~ way, you use it in a new way that produces interesting and unusual results.
...his ~ use of words.
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~ly
Genet teaches you to think ~ly.
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