inventiveness
/ɪnˈventɪvnəs/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɪnvˈɛntɪvnəs] /ɪnˈventɪvnəs/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɪnvˈɛntɪvnəs] /-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv-/ (ame, mw)
inventiveness — noun
1. the ability to come up with fresh ideas or clever ways to do things
the ability to come up with fresh ideas or clever ways to do things
The toy team showed inventiveness when they built a bridge from paper cups.
show inventiveness in solving a practical problem
Bilal's inventiveness turned an old bike wheel into a garden lamp.
turn old objects into new uses
Teachers admired the inventiveness in Nora's plan for the science fair.
The small bakery survived by using inventiveness instead of a big budget.
Renata's inventiveness made the school play look grand with cheap materials.
- creativity
the broad everyday word for making new ideas in many areas
- ingenuity
stresses smart skill in solving practical problems
- originality
stresses being different from what others have already made
- imagination
focuses on forming ideas in the mind, even before using them
文法句型
show inventiveness
with inventiveness
the inventiveness of a design
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. It is often used when people praise smart practical ideas in design, teaching, business, or problem-solving, rather than naming one finished invention.