I. cre ‧ a ‧ tive 1 W3 /kriˈeɪtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ creation , ↑ creativity , ↑ creator , ↑ creativeness ; verb : ↑ create , ↑ recreate ; adverb : ↑ creatively ; adjective : ↑ creative ≠ UNCREATIVE ]
1 . involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things:
This job is so boring. I wish I could do something more creative.
I teach creative writing at Trinity College.
the creative process of writing a poem
Diaghilev did his great creative work in France.
a creative solution to the problem
2 . someone who is creative is very good at using their imagination to make things ⇨ inventive :
You’re so creative! I could never make my own clothes.
—creatively adverb
—creativeness noun [uncountable]
II. creative 2 BrE AmE noun [countable] informal
someone such as a writer or artist who uses their imagination or skills to make things