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creative

adjective (creative, more creative, most creative); noun (a creative, creatives — at work)

«creative» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. Creative means good at having new ideas and making new things, such as stories, art, music or inventions. tree →
  2. Creative describes work that uses imagination (creative writing). tree →

In the lessons

In school, creative writing, art, music and design lessons ask pupils to use their imagination; in maths a creative solution is a new, clever way to solve a problem. In everyday life creative people make, build and invent. Phrases: creative writing, creative ideas, get creative, creative thinking.

Examples

  • She is very creative and always drawing. tree →
  • We wrote creative stories about dragons. tree →
  • Let's get creative and make a robot from boxes. tree →
  • He found a creative way to solve the puzzle. tree →
  • Music lessons help children to be creative. tree →
  • The class came up with creative ideas for the school garden. tree →
  • It was creative of you to turn the box into a castle. tree →

Note

Comparison: more creative, most creative. Noun: creativity; verb: create. Spelling: cre-a-tive. «Creative accounting» or «creative with the truth» is a joke meaning dishonest.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah holds that speech and writing form a creative force. Kalisch's notes link it to the holy spirit, the word and breath as the tools God used in making the world. In the primary lessons: In school, creative writing, art, music and design lessons ask pupils to use their imagination; in maths a creative solution is a new, clever way to solve a problem. In everyday life creative people make, build and invent. Phrases: creative writing, creative ideas, get creative, creative thinking.

Examples

  • 18) Meaning outlets, outgates of the creative power, formations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
  • and its reduction to writing, form a unity which produce a creative effect. 1 (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
  • The articulate word of creative power, the spirit and the word are what we call the holy spirit is (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →

Note

Comparison: more creative, most creative. Noun: creativity; verb: create. Spelling: cre-a-tive. «Creative accounting» or «creative with the truth» is a joke meaning dishonest.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/creative/