inventif

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tif/

Adjective

inventif (feminine inventive, masculine plural inventifs, feminine plural inventives)

1. inventive

Derived terms

• inventivité

Related terms

• inventer
• inventeur
• invention

Further reading

• “inventif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French inventif, from Medieval Latin inventivus, from Latin inventum.

Adjective

inventif

1. inventive; creative
2. inventively able (to create something)

Descendants

• English: inventive

References

• “inventī̆f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.