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Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.
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Meaning of "creativity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CREATIVITY

creativity  [ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREATIVITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Creativity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CREATIVITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Creativity

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is created. The ideas and concepts so conceived can then manifest themselves in any number of ways, but most often, they become something we can see, hear, smell, touch, or taste. The range of scholarly interest in creativity includes a multitude of definitions and approaches involving several disciplines; psychology, cognitive science, education, philosophy, technology, theology, sociology, linguistics, business studies, songwriting and economics, taking in the relationship between creativity and general intelligence, mental and neurological processes associated with creativity, the relationships between personality type and creative ability and between creativity and mental health, the potential for fostering creativity through education and training, especially as augmented by technology, and the application of creative resources to improve the effectiveness of learning and teaching processes.

Definition of creativity in the English dictionary

The definition of creativity in the dictionary is the capacity to be creative. Other definition of creativity is the fact or the expression of being creative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREATIVITY


activity
ækˈtɪvɪtɪ
captivity
kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ
conductivity
ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
connectivity
ˌkɒnɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
hyperactivity
ˌhaɪpərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
inactivity
ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪtɪ
insensitivity
ɪnˌsensɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
interactivity
ˌɪntərækˈtɪvɪtɪ
nativity
nəˈtɪvɪtɪ
negativity
ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪtɪ
positivity
ˌpɒzɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
productivity
ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ
radioactivity
ˌreɪdɪəʊækˈtɪvɪtɪ
reactivity
ˌriːækˈtɪvɪtɪ
reflectivity
ˌriːflɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
relativity
ˌrɛləˈtɪvɪtɪ
resistivity
ˌriːzɪsˈtɪvɪtɪ
selectivity
sɪˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ
sensitivity
ˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvɪtɪ
superconductivity
ˌsuːpəˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREATIVITY

creatianism
creatic
creatin
creatine
creatinine
creation
creational
creationism
creationist
creationistic
creative
creative accounting
creative department
creative tension
creative writing
creative writing course
creatively
creativeness
creator
creatorship

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREATIVITY

absorptivity
adaptivity
associativity
cooperativity
diffusivity
electronegativity
exclusivity
expressivity
extravehicular activity
festivity
gravity
hypersensitivity
inclusivity
motivity
objectivity
physical activity
special theory of relativity
subjectivity
thermal conductivity
transitivity
transmissivity

Synonyms and antonyms of creativity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CREATIVITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «creativity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of creativity

Translation of «creativity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREATIVITY

Find out the translation of creativity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of creativity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «creativity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

创意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

creatividad
570 millions of speakers

English

creativity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रचनात्मकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإبداع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

творчество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

criatividade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সৃজনশীলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

créativité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kreativiti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kreativität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

創造性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

창의력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kreatifitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sáng tạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படைப்பாற்றல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्जनशीलता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaratıcılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

creatività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kreatywność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

творчість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creativitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημιουργικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kreatiwiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kreativitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kreativitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of creativity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREATIVITY»

The term «creativity» is very widely used and occupies the 8.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREATIVITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «creativity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «creativity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about creativity

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10 QUOTES WITH «CREATIVITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word creativity.
1
Marina Abramovic
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.
2
Brian Aldiss
It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.
3
Timothy Garton Ash
To be in Florence is to reflect on Europe's intricate diversity - and its lost creativity.
4
Max Azria
Fashion is my passion, and I respect the creativity that you find in its different levels.
5
Jane Badler
I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work.
6
Amy Bloom
Nonfiction is both easier and harder to write than fiction. It's easier because the facts are already laid out before you, and there is already a narrative arc. What makes it harder is that you are not free to use your imagination and creativity to fill in any missing gaps within the story.
7
Edward de Bono
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
8
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
A nation must be embraced, rehabilitated and expressed as a tangible sign of human creativity and as an integral element of mankind's heritage.
9
Adam Braun
Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
10
Jimmy Buffett
Humor has bailed me out of more tight situations than I can think of. If you go with your instincts and keep your humor, creativity follows. With luck, success comes, too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREATIVITY»

Discover the use of creativity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to creativity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Imagine: How Creativity Works
Collapsing the layers separating the neuron from the finished symphony, Imagine reveals the deep inventiveness of the human mind, and its essential role in our increasingly complex world. http://www.jonahlehrer.com/
Jonah Lehrer, 2012
2
Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, ...
"This book will be a hit. It fills a large gap in the literature. It is a well-written, scholarly, balanced, and engaging book that will be enjoyed by students and faculty alike.
Robert W. Weisberg, 2006
3
inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity
Describing the variables that work together to catalyze or inhibit our creative abilities, Seelig provides a set of tools we can each use right away to radically enhance our own ingenuity as well as that of our colleagues, teams, ...
Tina Seelig, 2012
4
Creativity: A Handbook for Teachers
Creativity: A Handbook for Teachers covers topics related to creativity research, development, theories and practices.
‎2007
5
Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius
In this trailblazing book, internationally renowned business creativity expert Michael Michalko shows how creative people think—and how to put their secrets to work for you.
Michael Michalko, 2011
6
Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and
Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 2009
7
Handbook of Creativity
The book contains twenty-two chapters covering a wide range of issues and topics in the field of creativity, all written by distinguished leaders in the field. The volume is divided into six parts.
Robert J. Sternberg, 1999
8
Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and ...
An integrative introduction to the theories and themes in research on creativity, this book is both a reference work and text for courses in this burgeoning area of research.
Mark A. Runco, 2010
9
Creativity in Education & Learning: A Guide for Teachers and ...
Looks at creativity in education and learning, examining in detail the roles of thinking, personality, motivation and social factors in creativity.
A. J. Cropley, 2001
10
Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation
In Explaining Creativity, R. Keith Sawyer extends the study of creativity by examining not only these endeavors, but also movies, music videos, cartoons, video games, hypertext fiction, stage performance, business innovation, and advances ...
R. Keith Sawyer, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREATIVITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term creativity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What is creativity? Designer Tom Dixon OBE on ideas, product …
Continuing our series exploring pure creativity, we catch up with Tom Dixon OBE, the self-taught British designer whose work has been ... «The Drum, Jul 15»
2
What Deadlines Are Doing To Your Creativity
"Very high levels of time pressure should be avoided if you want to foster creativity on a consistent basis," she explained in a Harvard Business ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
'An explosion of creativity'
Children in Carver spent the morning of July 1 celebrating Red, White and Blue Day with what Anna Edlund, director of the nonprofit Funky ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
4
Creativity wins out as public and private roles merge
Responsible Business awards: Creativity wins out as public and private roles merge. Sarah Murray. Share. Print; Clip; Gift Article. Comments. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
It's humans vs. computers in Dartmouth creativity contests
CONCORD, N.H. – Can an algorithm pass for an author? Can a robot rock the house? A series of contests at Dartmouth College is about to find ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
6
Ghana Filmmakers lack creativity - Samuel Ofori
Award Winning Ghanaian Actor cum Producer Samuel Ofori has vehemently debunked the claim that he is destroying the Ghana film industry ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
7
BBC micro:bit: Can a pocket-sized computer 'inspire digital creativity
A pocket-sized computer, designed to help children get to grips with coding and “inspire digital creativity”, one million micro:bits will be rolled ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Couture Is the Ultimate Canvas for Creativity
When [Elsa] Schiaparelli came to Paris in the 1930s the theater was the center of creativity,” Guyon told the Cut after the show. “Jean Cocteau ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Summer of Creativity Grants - Youth Service America
Youth Service America and ABC are calling on young change-makers to apply for a Summer of Creativity Grant to help make their community ... «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
10
Creativity rules during programs
Jeffrey Medley (left) prepares to hammer a hole in wood in which to place a miniature flag as he makes a flag stand holder in the Green Thumb ... «Martinsville Bulletin, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Creativity [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/creativity>. May 2024 ».
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