How to spell creative

Creative is spelled C-R-E-A-T-I-V-E.

hear itcre·a·tive/kri'eɪtɪv/adjectiveSilent and tricky

What it means: Having or showing new ideas and imagination.

In a sentence: She made a creative painting of a rainbow.

Same family: creation, creator, creatively, creativity, recreate. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Creative comes from the Latin word 'creare,' meaning 'to make, bring forth, or produce.' It only began to be widely used in English in the 19th century, closely linked with the idea of artistic imagination and originality.

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