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Clive Bell

Meaning of "uncreative" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCREATIVE

uncreative  [ˌʌnkrɪˈeɪtɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCREATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uncreative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNCREATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uncreative in the English dictionary

The definition of uncreative in the dictionary is lacking imagination.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCREATIVE


anticreative
ˌæntɪkrɪˈeɪtɪv
contemplative
ˈkɒntɛmˌpleɪtɪv
creative
kriːˈeɪtɪv
dative
ˈdeɪtɪv
degenerative
dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪtɪv
dissipative
ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪv
illative
ɪˈleɪtɪv
innovative
ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv
integrative
ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtɪv
irritative
ˈɪrɪˌteɪtɪv
miscreative
ˌmɪskrɪˈeɪtɪv
modificative
ˈmɒdɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
multiplicative
ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪtɪv
native
ˈneɪtɪv
noncreative
ˌnɒnkrɪˈeɪtɪv
oxidative
ˈɒksɪˌdeɪtɪv
procreative
ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪtɪv
qualificative
ˈkwɒlɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv
stative
ˈsteɪtɪv
translative
trænsˈleɪtɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCREATIVE

uncracked
uncrate
uncreate
uncreatedness
uncredentialed
uncredible
uncreditable
uncredited
uncrewed
uncrippled
uncritical
uncritically
uncropped
uncross
uncrossable
uncrossed
uncrowded
uncrown
uncrowned
uncrowned king

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCREATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
cumulative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
legislative
narrative
negative
operative
qualitative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of uncreative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uncreative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCREATIVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

缺乏创造性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uncreative
570 millions of speakers

English

uncreative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uncreative
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير البناء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нетворческим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

uncreative
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uncreative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

uncreative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak kreatif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unkreativ
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

創造的でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비 창조적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora kreatip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không sáng tạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

uncreative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनियंत्रित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaratıcı olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uncreative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nietwórcza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нетворчим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit de creativitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

uncreative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onkreatief
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uncreative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uncreative
5 millions of speakers

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNCREATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uncreative.
1
Clive Bell
Genius worship is the inevitable sign of an uncreative age.
2
Sasha Grey
I like to work. I don't like to have lulls. I feel like it makes me lazy and uncreative, and that's when your ideas become stagnant.
3
Antony Jay
The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCREATIVE»

Discover the use of uncreative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uncreative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age
In addition to explaining his concept of uncreative writing, which is also the name of his popular course at the University of Pennsylvania, Goldsmith reads the work of writers who have taken up this challenge.
Robert C. Cottrell, Kenneth Goldsmith, 2013
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The Idea of Creativity
In turn, according to possibility (4), a product is creative and its originating person is creative, but its antecedent process is uncreative. This formal possibility is implausible because, again, without some creative process, a creative product ...
Michael Krausz, Denis Dutton, Karen Bardsley, 2009
3
Research Methods for Everyday Life: Blending Qualitative and ...
In other words, the independent variable was type of feedback, and it hadthree levels. Onethird ofthe participants were inthe failure condition andwere told: Thetestrevealed that you consistently gave uncreative answers. That is,in termsofother ...
Scott W. VanderStoep, Deidre D. Johnson, 2008
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The Managers Pocket Guide to Creativity
Be sure to structure the discussion so as to proceed in this order.) Combating Uncreative Processes In the next chapter, we'll look at the building blocks of creativity, with which you can reconstruct the uncreative processes in your daily routine.
Alexander Hiam, 1998
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Eminent Creativity, Everyday Creativity, and Health
Smith, Carlsson, and Andersson (1989) demonstrated that creative people alternated between descriptions of adult and young faces in their IT protocols more often than uncreative ones (all series considered). Including both childish ( up to 12 ...
Mark A. Runco, Ruth Richards, 1997
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Realistic Rationalism
The best of intentions can do nothing in the case of uncreative relations. The objects related to an integer under the uncreative relation number of simply instantiate it. Unlike the paint leaked from the can on the jiggling scaffold, the seventeen ...
Jerrold J. Katz, 1997
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The Messianic Reduction: Walter Benjamin and the Shape of Time
Creating according to a canon is uncreative. It is for this reason that Cohen, following Kant, ultimately contrasts such “mechanical” creativity, which merely follows rules, with “spontaneous” genius. By contrast, for Georg, creating according to a ...
Peter Fenves, 2011
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Paul Tillich and Psychology: Historic and Contemporary ...
the choice for self-actualization with the fall provides no way of explaining how or why uncreative weakness is not, so to speak, a "fall back" toward essence or reunion with the divine ground. It provides no way of explaining why uncreative ...
Terry D. Cooper, 2006
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Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within
For an uncreative, destructive person it is more certain. So if you are seeking something else in the name of creativity, then drop the idea of being creative. At least consciously, deliberately, do whatsoever you want to do. Never hide behind  ...
Osho, 2011
10
The Flame of Eternity: An Interpretation of Nietzsche's Thought
Since our ability to live is dependent, as Nietzsche would have it, on the premise that the world is essentially immutable, lasting, and atemporal, then this means that our ability to live requires that our lives also have an inert, passive, uncreative ...
Krzysztof Michalski, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCREATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uncreative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bloo Kid 2 Review for 3DS – Uncreative Cleverness
Really, there is little actually wrong with Bloo Kid 2. The mechanics are competent, the level designs are fun, the chiptunes are nice, the visuals are solid, and ... «Nintendo Enthusiast, May 15»
2
Charli XCX Labels Music Industry "Uncreative"
The 'I Don't Care' singer voiced her frustrations with the music industry in a new interview with the Australian Daily Telegraph, after the pressure she faced ... «Contactmusic.com, Apr 15»
3
Roberto Martinez has Everton playing stale, uncreative dross
Everton manager Roberto Martinez's trademark "we haven't got the results that our performances deserve" is a sure thing for anybody chasing a full house in ... «ESPN FC, Mar 15»
4
Safia accuse Ariana Grande and “uncreative talentless fucks” of …
“Wouldn't be the first time uncreative talentless fucks from big labels and/or big film firms steal ideas from small independent creatives who are trying really hard ... «FasterLouder, Feb 15»
5
'Shameless, Uncreative, Dreadful' Chinese Movies Vie to Be the …
As China's film industry has grown, so too has the number of lemons it's produced. According to the organizers of this year's Golden Broom Awards – which asks ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
6
Uncreative Writing: Ser original está pasado de moda
racticar el Uncreative Writing consiste en no crear, en no ser novedoso ni mucho menos original. De lo que se trata es de robar, de plagiar, de simplemente ... «Yorokobu, Jan 15»
7
Lack of TV series proves us uncreative
All this indicates that we have become a very uncreative or our power of observation has diminished. If this was not the case, we would have a number of ... «News Tribe, Nov 14»
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David Brooks thinks 2014 is the 'most boring' campaign he can …
The 2014 campaign has been the most boring and uncreative campaign I can remember. Democrats cry, “My Republican opponent is an extremist loon! «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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The Sorting Election
The 2014 campaign has been the most boring and uncreative campaign I can remember. Democrats cry, “My Republican opponent is an extremist loon! «New York Times, Oct 14»
10
Gender Block: Women, swearing and “dirty words”
I've been told that when I swear I am uncreative, that I am bastardizing the English language. This is despite the fact that I've received academic awards since ... «This Magazine, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Uncreative [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/uncreative>. Apr 2024 ».
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