inventive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === enPR: ĭn-vĕnʹtĭv, IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ Rhymes: -ɛntɪv Hyphenation: in‧ven‧tive === Adjective === inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive) Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing. Purposely fictive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tiːv/ === Adjective === inventive feminine singular of inventif === References === == Italian == === Adjective === inventive feminine plural of inventivo === Noun === inventive f pl plural of inventiva