innovative

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.əˌveɪ.tɪv /, /ɪˈnəʊ.və.tɪv/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɪn.əˌveɪ.tɪv /, /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪ.tɪv/, X-SAMPA: /"In.@%veI.tIv/

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Adjective

innovative (comparative more innovative, superlative most innovative)

1. Characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
2. Forward looking; ahead of current thinking

Synonyms

• innovatory

Translations

characterized by the creation of new ideas or things

• Danish: opfindsom (da), nyskabende (da)
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• Finnish: innovatiivinen (fi)
• French: novateur (fr)
• German: innovativ (de)
• Greek: καινοτόμος (el) (kainotómos) m, νεωτεριστικός (el) (neoteristikós) m
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• Hungarian: innovatív (hu)
• Icelandic: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 革新的な (ja) (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: inovador (pt), inovativo (pt)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: инновационный (ru) (innovaciónnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан (sh)
• Slovak: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: innovador (es) m
• Swedish: innovativ (sv), nyskapande (sv), påhittig (sv), uppfinningsrik (sv)

forward looking; ahead of current thinking

• Finnish: kaukonäköinen (fi)
• German: innovativ (de)
• Greek: προηγμένος (el) (proigménos) m
• Hungarian: innovatív (hu)

• Japanese: 革新的な (ja) (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina)
• Russian: передовой (ru) (peredovój)
• Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан (sh)
• Swedish: innovativ (sv), visionär (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: innovativo (it)
• Romanian: inovator (ro)
• Telugu: వినూత్నమైన (te) (vinootnamaina)

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Italian

Adjective

innovative f pl

1. feminine plural of innovativo

Anagrams

• antivenivo, innovatevi

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Swedish

Adjective

innovative

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of innovativ.