originative

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɪv/ UK /əˈrɪdʒɪnətɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having the power to create or bring something into being

Her originative mind produced ideas no one else had imagined.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having the power to create... creative inventive generative productive formative

Opposites

derivative imitative unoriginal sterile

Word family

Derived forms originatively

Related forms originate origin originator origination

Etymology

From 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', 'beginning, source') plus '-ive', denoting the power to bring into being.

origo Latin oriri Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# originative

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈrɪdʒɪnətɪv/

## Meanings
1. having the power to create or bring something into being

## Examples
- Her originative mind produced ideas no one else had imagined.

## Synonyms
- creative
- inventive
- generative
- productive
- formative

## Antonyms
- derivative
- imitative
- unoriginal
- sterile

## Derived Forms
- originatively

## Related Forms
- originate
- origin
- originator
- origination

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: origo
- Root: oriri

## Etymology
From 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', 'beginning, source') plus '-ive', denoting the power to bring into being.

## AI Etymology
Originative is from 'originate' (from Latin 'origo', 'beginning, source') plus '-ive', denoting the power to bring into being. Important recorded forms include origo (Latin) and oriri (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers having the power to create or bring something into being. The wider family includes derived forms such as originatively and related words such as originate, origin, originator, and origination.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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