creativity

noun

cre·​a·​tiv·​i·​ty ˌkrē-(ˌ)ā-ˈti-və-tē 

ˌkrē-ə-

1

: the ability to create

her artistic creativity

2

: the quality of being creative

Synonyms

• cleverness
• creativeness
• imagination
• imaginativeness
• ingeniousness
• ingenuity
• innovativeness
• invention
• inventiveness
• originality

Examples of creativity in a Sentence

her intelligence and artistic creativity

the arts and crafts fair showed the remarkable creativity of local artists and artisans

Recent Examples on the Web

In each of the five rounds, when O’Malley starts to show even a spark of his usual creativity and threat, Dvalishvili stuffs him. —Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025

The dish represents creativity, customs, and culinary pride. —Lenore T. Adkins, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2025

Neptune is the planet of spiritual ideals, creativity, disillusion, and divinity. —Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025

Poet and creativity expert Kathryn Haydon also joins the team as her collection of poetry, Unsalted Blue Sunrise: Poems of Lake Michigan, provides the thematic framework for Veterans to compose works about their own connection to the freshwater resource. —Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

creative entry 1 + -ity

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1