creativity English · revision 10542

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1859|origins=en creative}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌkriː.eɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/, US /ˌkriː.eɪˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[creative]] and [[-ity]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The quality or faculty of being creative: 1859 in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) 1875 in the OED and Merriam-Webster.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An earlier word for it was ''creativeness'' (1800).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1800 – creativeness.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1859 – creativity.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1875 – creative power.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The quality of being [[creative]]; the ability to [[create]] new things or ideas.^(MW Collegiate)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[anticreativity]]

+ * [[noncreativity]]

+ * [[uncreativity]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[create]]

+ * [[creation]]

+ * [[creative]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}