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inventive
[in-ven-tiv]
adjective
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.
inventive
/ ɪnˈvɛntɪv /
adjective
skilled or quick at contriving; ingenious; resourceful
characterized by inventive skill
an inventive programme of work
of or relating to invention
Other Word Forms
- inventively adverb
- inventiveness noun
- preinventive adjective
- uninventive adjective
- uninventively adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of inventive1
Example Sentences
Save room for the inventive desserts like the banana split topped with cotton candy.
The music has the relaxed grooves of Mr. Parker’s trademark sound backed by Mr. McCraven’s energetic and inventive percussion.
We’re trying to be more inventive in that way, as well.
It traces Miller’s career from model in front of the camera to inventive photographer behind it, as she forged new paths in her Surrealist works and captured iconic images through her war and fashion photography.
But others have played that down, noting that Swift said last year that she was "blown away" by Charli XCX's work, and described the British star's music as "surreal and inventive".
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