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inventiveness|ɪnˈvɛntɪvnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality of being inventive; power or faculty of invention; aptitude in inventing.
1668Wilkins Real Char. iii. vii. 441 Inventiveness. 1727Bailey vol. II, Inventiveness, Aptness to invent. 1819Foster Pop. Ignor. (1834) 114 An incessant multifarious inventiveness in making almost every sort of information offer itself in..attractive forms. 1882H. Spencer in Standard 31 Oct. 5/7 The inventiveness which, stimulated by the need for economising labour, has been so wisely fostered among us. |