innovative

English

Etymology

From innovate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.əˌveɪ.tɪv /, /ɪˈnəʊ.və.tɪv/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.əˌveɪɾɪv/, /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪɾɪv/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

innovative (comparative more innovative, superlative most innovative)

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
- 2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57:
  He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable.
Forward-looking; ahead of current thinking.

Synonyms

innovatory

Translations

characterized by the creation of new ideas or things

Arabic: اِبْتِكارِيّ m (ibtikāriyy), مُبْتَكَر m (mubtakar)
Belarusian: інавацы́йны (inavacýjny)
Bulgarian: новаторски (novatorski)
Catalan: innovador (ca)
Czech: inovativní
Danish: opfindsom, nyskabende
Dutch: innovatief (nl)
Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: innovatiivinen (fi)
French: novateur (fr), innovant (fr)
German: innovativ (de)
Greek: καινοτόμος (el) (kainotómos), νεωτεριστικός (el) (neoteristikós)
Hebrew: חדשני (khadshaní)
Hindi: नाविन्य (nāvinya)
Hungarian: innovatív (hu)
Icelandic: please add this translation if you can
Italian: innovativo (it)
Japanese: 革新的な (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina)
Kazakh: жаңашылдық (jañaşyldyq)
Khmer: ច្នៃប្រឌិតថ្មី (cnay prɑdɨt tməy)
Maori: auaha
Norwegian: banebrytende
Bokmål: nyskapende (no), innovativ

Nynorsk: nyskapande, innovativ, banebrytande
Occitan: innovador (oc)
Polish: innowacyjny (pl)
Portuguese: inovador (pt), inovativo
Romanian: inovator (ro)
Russian: инновацио́нный (ru) (innovaciónnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан
Slovak: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: innovador (es), innovativo, novedoso (es), pionero (es)
Swedish: innovativ (sv), nyskapande (sv), påhittig (sv), uppfinningsrik (sv)
Ukrainian: інноваці́йний (innovacíjnyj)

forward looking; ahead of current thinking

Catalan: innovador (ca)
Finnish: kaukonäköinen (fi)
German: innovativ (de)
Greek: προηγμένος (el) (proïgménos)
Hungarian: innovatív (hu)
Japanese: 革新的な (かくしんてきな, kakushintekina)
Russian: передово́й (ru) (peredovój)
Serbo-Croatian: ȉnovatīvan (sh), иновативан
Swedish: innovativ (sv), visionär (sv)

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} innovativo (it)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} inovator (ro)
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} వినూత్నమైన (vinūtnamaina)

Danish

Adjective

innovative

definite/plural of innovativ

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

innovative

inflection of innovativ:
1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2. strong nominative/accusative plural
3. weak nominative all-gender singular
4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /in.no.vaˈti.ve/
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: in‧no‧va‧tì‧ve

Adjective

innovative f pl

feminine plural of innovativo

Anagrams

antivenivo, innovatevi

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

innovative

definite singular/plural of innovativ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

innovative

definite singular/plural of innovativ

Swedish

Adjective

innovative

definite natural masculine singular of innovativ

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