Inventiva (en. Inventiveness)

/inβenˈtiβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Quality of a person who has great talent for generating original ideas.
His inventiveness allowed him to design innovative products that changed the market.
Su inventiva le permitió diseñar productos innovadores que cambiaron el mercado.
Ability to solve problems creatively.
They required his inventiveness to find a solution to that complicated challenge.
Requirieron su inventiva para encontrar una solución a ese complicado desafío.
Faculty to create or invent.
The inventor's inventiveness was key in the development of new technological devices.
La inventiva del inventor fue clave en el desarrollo de nuevos dispositivos tecnológicos.

Etymology

From Latin 'inventiva', meaning the ability to invent.

Common Phrases and Expressions

house of inventiveness
Environment where many creative ideas are generated.
casa de inventiva
lack of inventiveness
Lack of creativity or new ideas.
falta de inventiva
stimulus for inventiveness
Drive that generates more creativity and new proposals.
estímulo a la inventiva

Related Words

inventor
Person who invents or creates something new.
inventor
invention
Creation or discovery of something novel.
invención
creative
Person who has the ability to create innovative things.
creativo

Slang Meanings

Ingenious use of creativity.
The inventiveness he showed to fix the old car was incredible.
La inventiva que mostró para arreglar el coche viejo fue increíble.
Ability to improvise.
That joke was pure inventiveness, I had never heard it before.
Ese chiste fue pura inventiva, nunca lo había escuchado.