creative

«creative» in Mova's school dictionary: good at having new ideas and making new things, such as… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 the corpora

• Words like "kind, clever and creative" fit almost anyone, so they tell you nothing about you.
• "Creative spelling" is a joking way to say poor spelling.
• "Creative with the truth" is a jokey way to say lying.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «creative» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.