Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creative class

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: cre-ative -class
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proposed socioeconomic class made up of knowledge workers, intellectuals, and various types of artists.

Example Sentences

"The modern creative class, beleaguered enough, barraged by two decades of digital technology that has radically cheapened music, television and cinema, is ready for combat, as the successful writers’ and actors’ strikes demonstrated earlier in the year."

Etymology

Coined by American urban studies theorist Richard Florida in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002).

Inflected Forms

creative classes (plural)

Questions

What does creative class mean?: A proposed socioeconomic class made up of knowledge workers, intellectuals, and various types of artists.
Where does creative class come from?: Coined by American urban studies theorist Richard Florida in The Rise of the Creative Class (2002).

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