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adjective. approving uk / ɪnˈven.tɪv / us / ɪnˈven.t̬ɪv / Add to word list. very good at thinking of new and original ideas: He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home. Synonym. imaginative approving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
The meaning of INVENTIVE is adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative. How to use inventive in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. skilled or quick at contriving; ingenious; resourceful 2. characterized by inventive skill 3. of or relating to.... Click for more definitions.
To be inventive is to be creative. Inventive people are good at using their imaginations. If you know that inventors create new things, then it makes sense that the word inventive applies to people and behavior that show creativity.
Synonyms for INVENTIVE: innovative, imaginative, creative, clever, ingenious, artful, useful, practical; Antonyms of INVENTIVE: unimaginative, uncreative, dull, derivative, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy, hackneyed.
having or showing the ability to design or create something new: He is famous for his zany, inventive books for children. (Definition of inventive from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of inventive. inventive.
inventive. adjective. /ɪnˈventɪv/ (approving) (especially of people) able to think of new and interesting ideas synonym imaginative. She has a highly inventive mind. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
Inventive definition: apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious. See examples of INVENTIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of inventive – Learner’s Dictionary. inventive. adjective. uk / ɪnˈventɪv / us. Add to word list. full of clever and interesting ideas: an inventive person / mind. inventive designs. inventively. adverb. inventiveness. noun [ U ] (Definition of inventive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Inventive definition: apt at inventing or thinking up new machines or devices, methods, solutions, etc., or at improvising from what is at hand; innovative or ingenious. See examples of INVENTIVE used in a sentence.
