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# creativity

«creativity» in Mova's school dictionary: **the ability to make new things or think of new and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (creativity — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Creativity is the ability to make new things or think of new and original ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In school, creativity is used in art, music, writing, drama, design and technology, and also in maths and science when solving problems in new ways. Teachers praise creativity in stories and projects. Phrases: show creativity, use your creativity, full of creativity.

### examples

- Her painting shows great creativity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x1)
- Use your creativity to design a new toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x2)
- Creativity helps scientists find new answers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x3)
- The story was full of creativity and fun ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x4)
- Building with blocks is good for creativity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x5)
- Music and dance let you show your creativity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: creativity (not a creativity). Adjective: creative; verb: create. Myth: creativity is not only for artists; everyone can be creative, and practice helps.

### In the corpora

- [Boredom is often the start of creativity.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/93-boredom-excitement-and-pride/5/)
- [Boredom is the start of creativity: a rainy day with no screen can become a den, a story or a cake.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/213-sad-jealous-bored-and-proud/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «creativity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/creativity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.