1 [onlybeforenoun] involving the use of skill and the imagination to produce sth new or a work of art:
a course on creative writing (= writing stories, plays and poems) * the creative and performing arts * creative thinking (= thinking about problems in a new way or thinking of new ideas) * the company's creative team * the creative process
2 having the skill and ability to produce sth new, especially a work of art; showing this ability:
She's very creative-she writes poetry and paints. * Do you have any ideas? You're the creative one.
creatively adverb
creativity noun [U]:
Creativity and originality are more important than technical skill.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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