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inventiveness

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in·ven·tive  (n-vntv)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characterized by invention.
2. Adept or skillful at inventing; creative.
in·ventive·ly adv.
in·ventive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inventivenessinventiveness - the power of creative imagination    
cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
resourcefulness, imagination, resource - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
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inventiveness [ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs] n → ingenio, inventiva
inventiveness [ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs] n → esprit inventif or d'invention
inventiveness [ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs] invent n → Einfallsreichtum m
inventiveness [ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs] n → inventiva
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Furthermore, the inventiveness of David is beyond that of Porthos, who cannot play by himself, and knows not even how to take a solitary walk, while David invents playfully all day long.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
This amused him sometimes a little, and made him endure the siege with patience; but it did not prevent his getting very tired, or from talking at every moment of returning to Paris--so that if the messengers and the spies had failed, his Eminence, notwithstanding all his inventiveness, would have found himself much embarrassed.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Line by line he read on, and still the ready inventiveness which had never deserted him yet failed to answer the call made on it now.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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