🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Kreativität

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kre-a-ti-vi-tet

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Creativity/kriːˈeɪtɪvɪti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"In diesem Beruf braucht man viel Kreativität."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The use of the imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.

    "An advertising campaign that requires a high level of creativity."
  2. 2

    The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, or relationships, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, and interpretations.

    "Art classes help children to express their natural creativity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'creativity' originates from the Latin root 'creare', meaning 'to create'. It evolved through the Middle French 'creativité' in the 19th century, reflecting the growing emphasis on individual expression and innovation in art and science.

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