An inventive person thinks up ways to save time, money, and work.
SYNONYM(S): imaginative, ingenious.Great art…must be inventive, that is, be produced by the imagination (John Ruskin).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
in|ven´tive|ly — in|ven|tive «ihn VEHN tihv», adjective. 1. good at inventing; quick to invent things: »An inventive person thinks up ways to save time, money, and work. SYNONYM(S): imaginative, ingenious. 2. of invention. 3. showing power of inventing: »Great… … Useful english dictionary
pre|ven´tive|ly — pre|ven|tive «prih VEHN tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. that prevents or hinders: »preventive measures against disease. –n. something that prevents: »Vaccination is a preventive against polio. –pre|ven´tive|ly, adverb. –pre|ven´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pre|ven|tive — «prih VEHN tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. that prevents or hinders: »preventive measures against disease. –n. something that prevents: »Vaccination is a preventive against polio. –pre|ven´tive|ly, adverb. –pre|ven´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ad|ven|tive — «ad VEHN tihv», adjective, noun. Botany, Zoology. –adj. introduced into a new environment; not native or established, though growing with cultivation. –n. a plant or animal not native to the environment: »Many foreign weeds are adventives, until… … Useful english dictionary
in|ven´tive|ness — in|ven|tive «ihn VEHN tihv», adjective. 1. good at inventing; quick to invent things: »An inventive person thinks up ways to save time, money, and work. SYNONYM(S): imaginative, ingenious. 2. of invention. 3. showing power of inventing: »Great… … Useful english dictionary
pre|ven´tive|ness — pre|ven|tive «prih VEHN tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. that prevents or hinders: »preventive measures against disease. –n. something that prevents: »Vaccination is a preventive against polio. –pre|ven´tive|ly, adverb. –pre|ven´tive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un´in|ven´tive|ness — un|in|ven|tive «UHN ihn VEHN tihv», adjective. not inventive; not having the power of inventing, discovering, or contriving: »In every company there is…the inventive class of both men and women, and the uninventive or accepting class (Emerson).… … Useful english dictionary
un´in|ven´tive|ly — un|in|ven|tive «UHN ihn VEHN tihv», adjective. not inventive; not having the power of inventing, discovering, or contriving: »In every company there is…the inventive class of both men and women, and the uninventive or accepting class (Emerson).… … Useful english dictionary
un|in|ven|tive — «UHN ihn VEHN tihv», adjective. not inventive; not having the power of inventing, discovering, or contriving: »In every company there is…the inventive class of both men and women, and the uninventive or accepting class (Emerson).… … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|ven|tive — «SUR kuhm VEHN tihv», adjective. inclined to or marked by circumvention … Useful english dictionary
