inventive

/in'ventiv/

Thân thiện

An inventive child built a small robot from cardboard and bottle caps.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by creativity and originality in thinking or action: Describes a person or thing that shows the ability to create new ideas, methods, or objects.
   • Resourceful and clever in design or conception: Refers to the quality of being ingeniously devised or skillfully imagined.

Examples of Usage

• Describing a person:

  • She is an inventive engineer who always finds novel solutions to complex problems.
  • The inventive chef created a stunning dish from simple, local ingredients.

• Describing a thing or quality:

  • The company is known for its inventive marketing campaigns.
  • His inventive approach to storytelling captivated the audience.

Advanced Usage

• "Inventive genius": A person of exceptional creative ability.

  • Leonardo da Vinci is often remembered as an inventive genius of the Renaissance.

• "Inventive mind" or "inventive turn of mind": A natural tendency or ability to think creatively.

  • Her inventive mind was always buzzing with new project ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Invent (verb): To create or design something that has not existed before.

  • He sought to invent a more efficient engine.

• Invention (noun): The action of inventing something, or the thing that is invented.

  • The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication.

• Inventor (noun): A person who invents things.

  • The inventor filed a patent for her new device.

Synonyms

• Creative: Having the ability to produce original and unusual ideas.
• Imaginative: Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.
• Ingenious: Clever, original, and inventive.
• Innovative: Featuring new methods; advanced and original.
• Resourceful: Having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

Antonyms

• Unimaginative: Lacking originality or creativity; dull.
• Uninventive: Not having or showing an ability to create new ideas.
• Derivative: Imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Inventive leap": A sudden, significant advance in creative thinking.

  • The new theory represented a major inventive leap for the field.

• "Burst of inventive energy": A period of intense creative activity.

  • The artist experienced a burst of inventive energy and produced several masterpieces.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
   • an imaginative use of material
   • the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman- Lewis Mumford
   • an ingenious device
   • had an inventive turn of mind
   • inventive ceramics

Từ đồng nghĩa

• imaginative