Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the ability or power to create.
- adjective Productive; creating.
- adjective Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative.
- noun One who displays productive originality.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the power or function of creating or producing; employed in creating; relating to creation in any sense: as, the creative word of God; creative power; a creative imagination.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Tending to create things, or having the
ability tocreate . - adjective
Original ,expressive andimaginative . - noun countable A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.
- noun uncountable Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective promoting construction or creation
- adjective having the ability or power to create
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Examples
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If there were, they might understand the term creative destruction and be more concerned about whether it applies to countries in addition to companies.
Broke Glenn Beck 2010
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In this discussion the term creative capitalism has been seamlessly replaced by the likes of corporate social responsibility, corporate altruism, corporate charity, and corporate philanthropy.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The most frustrating thing about the debate Bill Gates has started is that the term creative capitalism is so vague.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The term creative capitalism was coined, or at least popularized, by the most successful capitalist in the history of the world.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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In this discussion the term creative capitalism has been seamlessly replaced by the likes of corporate social responsibility, corporate altruism, corporate charity, and corporate philanthropy.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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In this discussion the term creative capitalism has been seamlessly replaced by the likes of corporate social responsibility, corporate altruism, corporate charity, and corporate philanthropy.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The most frustrating thing about the debate Bill Gates has started is that the term creative capitalism is so vague.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The most frustrating thing about the debate Bill Gates has started is that the term creative capitalism is so vague.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The term creative capitalism was coined, or at least popularized, by the most successful capitalist in the history of the world.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
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The term creative capitalism was coined, or at least popularized, by the most successful capitalist in the history of the world.
Creative Capitalism Michael Kinsley with Conor Clarke 2009
writer723 commented on the word creative
creative:
–adjective
Having the ability or power to create: Productive; creating.
Characterized by originality and expressiveness; imaginative: creative writing.
April 17, 2011