inventive
Meaning
- Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
- Purposely fictive.
Synonyms
inventious
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.
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