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Added 9 October 2026

inventive

/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ adjective

Latin root: inventivus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inventive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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