creativity

Definition

Creativity is the ability to come up with original and useful ideas, solutions, or expressions.

Etymology

From “create” plus the abstract noun suffix “-ivity,” modeled on similar words like “productivity.” The idea of creativity as a general human ability only became popular in the 20th century.

Learn this word in a 5-minute lesson

Hook, Story, Wonder, Action, Wisdom — one word at a time.

Start Today's Lesson — Free

No account required. 365 lessons across 19 languages.

Learn in context

This word appears in these lessons:

Try another word →

For Developers

Access this word programmatically via the Word Orb API. Free tier: 10,000 calls/day, no credit card.

curl https://api.wordorb.ai/api/word/creativity View API Pricing →