creativeness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic [Term?]
Latin creō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin creātīvusbor.
English creative
Proto-Germanic *-in-
▲
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English creativeness

    From creative + -ness.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹiˈeɪtɪvnəs/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /kɹiˈeɪtɪvnəs/, /-ɾəv-/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Hyphenation: cre‧at‧ive‧ness

    Noun

    creativeness (usually uncountable, plural creativenesses)

    1. The state of being creative; creativity.

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