Innovative means bringing genuinely new ideas and methods. An innovative design, innovative teaching, genuinely innovative.
It is claimed far more often than it is earned, which has worn the word thin — every company describes itself this way. The useful test is whether something is new to the world or only new to the speaker.
1adjectiveinnovativeBringing genuinely new ideas and methods.
“The company is known for its innovative designs, such as a bike that folds into a backpack.”
innovative is a quality.
Latin
innovātus
English
innovate
English, today
innovative
Built from
From innovate + -ive. innovate Borrowed from Latin innovātus. 1548; Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate.
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