Inventiveness

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being inventive; the faculty of inventing. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: resourcefulness, creativity, imagination"

  2. 2
    the power of creative imagination wordnet

Synonyms

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acutenessartartfulnessartificeastutenessauthenticity

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"Successful salesmanship of the highest order requires not only a fine special training, but also a good education and a keen insight into human nature; it also requires resourcefulness, inventiveness and originality."

Etymology

From inventive + -ness.

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