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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inventive.wav Forms: more inventive [comparative], most inventive [superlative]
enPR: ĭn-vĕnʹtĭv Rhymes: -ɛntɪv Etymology: From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, inventiff, inventyf, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inventif}} Middle English inventif, {{der|en|fro|inventif}} Old French inventif, {{der|en|ML.|inventivus}} Medieval Latin inventivus, {{surface analysis|en|invent|-ive}} By surface analysis, invent + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive)
  1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. Translations (of, or relating to invention): inventiu (Catalan), inventif (French), inventivo (Italian), inventivo (Portuguese), de invenție (Romanian), invențial (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-inventive-en-adj-NQ3QZ7ER Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to invention': 98 2 1
  2. Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing. Translations (creative, or skilful at inventing): εὑρετικός (heuretikós) (Ancient Greek), вынахо́длівы (vynaxódlivy) (Belarusian), изобрета́телен (izobretátelen) (Bulgarian), нахо́дчив (nahódčiv) (Bulgarian), enginyós (Catalan), inventiu (Catalan), vynalézavý (Czech), vindingrijk (Dutch), kekseliäs (Finnish), luova (Finnish), inventif (French), εφευρετικός (efevretikós) (Greek), inventív (Hungarian), invenciózus (Hungarian), leleményes (Hungarian), ötletes (Hungarian), ötletgazdag (Hungarian), találékony (Hungarian), airgtheach (Irish), inventivo (Italian), wynalazczy (Polish), pomysłowy (Polish), inventivo (Portuguese), engenhoso (Portuguese), inventiv (Romanian), изобрета́тельный (izobretátelʹnyj) (Russian), нахо́дчивый (naxódčivyj) (Russian), inventivo (Spanish), uppfinningsrik (Swedish), винахі́дливий (vynaxídlyvyj) (Ukrainian), вига́дливий (vyhádlyvyj) (Ukrainian), dyfeisgar (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inventive-en-adj-S6yIv7r3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 53 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 35 57 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 57 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 32 43 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 36 47 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 33 56 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 38 55 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 60 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 25 53 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 47 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 50 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 60 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 32 51 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of 'creative, or skilful at inventing': 10 85 5
  3. Purposely fictive.
    Sense id: en-inventive-en-adj-CMbOxqM0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inventively, inventiveness

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tiːv/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-inventive.wav
Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} inventive
  1. feminine singular of inventif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: inventif
    Sense id: en-inventive-fr-adj-qCJ976AL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 16 2 69 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 20 1 63 1 2

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} inventive
  1. feminine plural of inventivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: inventivo
    Sense id: en-inventive-it-adj-t8Bav4~x Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f-p}} inventive f pl
  1. plural of inventiva Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: inventiva
    Sense id: en-inventive-it-noun-gNSabYyN Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
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