Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inventive

/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: in-ven-tive
IPA: /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.

adj

Purposely fictive.

Example Sentences

"an inventive pursuit"
"At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did."
"an inventive fellow"
"an inventive story"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: inventif, inventivus

Inflected Forms

more inventive (comparative) most inventive (superlative)

Derived Forms

inventively inventiveness inventivity reinventive underinventive uninventive

Synonyms

imaginative

Rhymes With

incentive preventive attentive inattentive disincentive intentive fientive

Questions

How do you pronounce inventive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/.
What does inventive mean?: Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
Where does inventive come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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