creativenessn.
/krɪˈeɪtᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /kriˈeɪdᵻvnᵻs/ The quality or faculty of being creative.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creative ability or power
plastic1661
inventiveness1668
creativeness1805
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [noun]
invention?a1505
imagination1509
wit-craft1573
inventa1605
contrivance1659
creativity1659
inventibility1662
inventiveness1668
originality1742
creativeness1805
constructiveness1815
construction1826
imagineering1942
1805 A. Aikin Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1804 3 xxi. 919/1 Painting and poetry are more nearly akin; the same sense of beauty and propriety, the same power of combination, the same vividness of conception, the same creativeness of mind, are necessary in both.
1820 L. Hunt Indicator 5 Apr. 204 Such must be the..creativeness of their fancy.
1874 A. H. Sayce Princ. Compar. Philol. iv. 161 The rich creativeness..which distinguishes the older Aryan dialects.
1948 J. Kerouac Let. 7 Mar. in Sel. Lett. 1940–56 (1995) 149 It's that wonderful Nealish creativeness that did it.
1973 Listener 4 Jan. 7/3 I admire the brisk creativeness of American English. ‘Low profile’ is a perfectly vivid phrase for ‘conciliatory demeanour’.
1997 Independent (Nexis) 29 Jan. 5 While he is applauded for his creativeness, he may not be best suited to a more corporate and financial role.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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