adjective · rare

inventive

in·ven·tive

inventive · more inventive · most inventive

вигадливий, винахідливий

находчивый, изобретательный

erfinderisch, Erfindungs-

Of, or relating to inventionOf, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.

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/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

» Tom is very inventive.

Tom ist sehr erfinderisch.

Том очень изобретателен.

Том дуже винахідливий.

Meaning

3 senses

Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
an inventive pursuit
Erfindungs-
Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
an inventive fellow
erfinderisch
изобрета́тельныйizobretátelʹnyj, нахо́дчивыйnaxódčivyj
винахі́дливийvynaxídlyvyj, вига́дливийvyhádlyvyj
Purposely fictive.
an inventive story

More definitions

(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

Examples

9 sentences

Tom is very inventive.
Том дуже винахідливий.
ruТом очень изобретателен.
deTom ist sehr erfinderisch.
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Tom is inventive.
ruТом изобретательный.
deTom ist erfinderisch.
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Are you inventive?
deBist du erfinderisch?
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Mary is very inventive.
deMaria ist sehr erfinderisch.
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He is inventive of excuses.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

creative, or skilful at inventing:

Русский

By meaning 1

creative, or skilful at inventing:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of, or relating to invention:

creative, or skilful at inventing:

Origin

From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from

From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.

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