creativity

The word “creativity” means the ability to produce original and imaginative ideas or work. In plain terms, the ability to think of and produce original, imaginative ideas.

“Creativity” is pronounced kree-ay-TIHV-tee (/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ in IPA).

Here is “creativity” used in a sentence: “The workshop is designed to boost creativity among young students.”

“Creativity” is a noun.

“Creativity” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

Creativity is the ability to produce original and imaginative ideas or work, while innovation is the act of turning ideas into something new that is actually put into use, such as a product, service, or method. In business language, creativity generates the ideas and innovation implements them.

Imagination is the mind's ability to form ideas and images of things not present to the senses, while creativity is the ability to turn such thinking into original ideas or work. Imagination can stay entirely in your head; creativity implies producing something — a solution, a design, a story — that others can encounter.

It is generally treated as both. People clearly differ in natural creative inclination, but creative ability also responds to practice, technique, and exposure to new ideas, which is why schools and employers treat creativity as something that can be developed rather than a fixed gift.

They share the same meaning — the quality of being creative — but creativity is by far the more common and natural choice in modern English. Creativeness is grammatically correct yet rare, and most writers avoid it in preference for creativity.