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Inventiveness

n.capable, hopefulprofessional

What it means

A capacity for creating original, useful ideas or arrangements.

Reach for it when recognizing sustained practical creativity as a personal or collective strength

The repair showed inventiveness without requiring specialized parts.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    creativity

    original thought across many kinds of work is intended

    not when Creativity is wider and may not produce useful inventions.

  • warm

    imagination

    mental range and possibility are the admired source

    not when Imagination may never be converted into a tangible solution.

  • warm

    resourcefulness

    making the most of limited means deserves praise

    not when Resourcefulness can choose known solutions and need not be inventive.

  • professional

    ingenuity

    clever problem-solving and effective contrivance stand out

    not when Ingenuity highlights a solution's cleverness more than a broad creative capacity.

  • professional

    innovation

    new ideas are being applied and adopted

    not when Innovation describes activity or outcomes rather than the quality of mind.

  • formal

    originality

    genuine difference from existing work is the criterion

    not when Originality can be unusual without being practical or skillful.

Said against

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  • unoriginality
  • rigidity
  • imitativeness

It naturally appears in

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  • technical inventiveness

    Technical inventiveness kept the observatory working with locally made parts.

  • show inventiveness

    The challenge asked each group to show inventiveness within strict material limits.

  • remarkable inventiveness

    Her remarkable inventiveness made the small stage feel limitless.

The word family

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Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.