Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncreative

/ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: un-cre-ative
IPA: /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

noun

A person who is not creative.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, unoriginal; formulaic; rote"
"Her artwork was judged to be competent but uncreative."
"discussions of database rights for uncreative works not subject to copyrightability"

Etymology

From un- + creative.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more uncreative (comparative) most uncreative (superlative) uncreatives (plural)

Derived Forms

uncreatively uncreativeness

Synonyms

unimaginative uninspired uninventive unoriginal formulaic rote noncreative

Antonyms

creative creator

Rhymes With

native creative non-native dative stative optative rotative elative illative translative mutative prolative

Questions

How do you pronounce uncreative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnkɹɪˈeɪtɪv/.
What does uncreative mean?: Not creative.
Where does uncreative come from?: From un- + creative.

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