creativeness

noun

Definition of creativenessnext
as in creativity
the skill and imagination to create new things a child with the creativeness to build his own figure of a superhero out of the parts of several toys

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  1. creativity
  2. imagination
  3. talent
  4. ingenuity
Noun
  • Appreciation: Recognize the complementary strengths of human creativity and AI efficiency.
    — Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Engaging in a passion outside of work offers opportunities for creativity, relaxation and personal fulfillment.
    — Judy E Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of creativity
Noun
  • To gossip well—ethically, and aesthetically, too—a person needs sympathy alongside judgment: not merely information but imagination.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Without naming and shaming his many imitators (and inspiring angry social media posts as a result), none approach their craft with the level of imagination and creativity that Carti does.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of imagination
Noun
  • The Sweden international’s talent has never been in question but those who have worked with the Newcastle striker describe a unique, complex personality — someone who is ridiculously driven, yet can be laid-back and withdrawn, all at once.
    — Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Aaron Rodgers has a controversial personality, but from a talent perspective at least, would be a good mentor for a young quarterback.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of talent
Noun
  • These eight restaurants blend tradition and ingenuity. February 27, 2025 Who serves the most delicious gumbo in New Orleans?
    — Edmund Tijerina, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Baby animals will face death in its myriad unpredictable forms only to be protected by their devoted parents (mothers 80 percent of the time) or their own innate and recognizably anthropomorphized ingenuity.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of ingenuity
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“Creativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creativeness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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