CREATIVE
CREATIVE, adjective Having the power to create, or exerting the act of creation; as creative fancy; creative power.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CREATOR
CREATOR, noun [Latin]1. The being or person that creates.Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth. Ecclesiastes 12:1.2. The thing that creates, produces or causes.
CREATRESS
CREATRESS, noun A female that creates any thing.
CREATURE
CREATURE, noun1. That which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not self-existent. The sun, moon and stars; the earth, animals, plants, light, darkness, ...
CREATURELY
CREATURELY, adjective Having the qualities of a creature. [Little used.]
CREATURESHIP
CREATURESHIP, noun The state of a creature. [Little used.]
CREDENCE
CREDENCE, noun [See Creed.]1. Belief; credit; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge, as from the testimony of others. We g...
CREDENDA
CREDENDA, noun [Latin, See Creed.] In theology, things to be believed; articles of faith; distinguished from agenda, or practical duties.
CREDENT
CREDENT, adjective1. Believing; giving credit; easy of belief.2. Having credit; not to be questioned.
CREDENTIALS
CREDENTIALS, nounplural [Rarely or never used in the singular.] That which gives credit; that which gives a title or claim to confidence; the warrant on which belief, credit or ...
CREDIBILITY
CREDIBILITY, noun [Latin] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be believed, or which admits belief, on rational principles; the quality or ...
CREDIBLE
CREDIBLE, adjective [Latin]1. That may be believed; worthy of credit. A thing is credible when it is known to be possible, or when it involves no contradiction or absurdity; it ...
CREDIBLENESS
CREDIBLENESS, noun Credibility; worthiness of belief; just claim to credit. [See Credibility.]
CREDIBLY
CREDIBLY, adverb In a manner that deserves belief; with good authority to support belief.
CREDIT
CREDIT, noun [Latin, See Creed.]1. Belief; faith; a reliance or resting of the mind on the truth of something said or done. We give credit to a mans declaration, when the mind r...
CREDITABLE
CREDITABLE, adjective Reputable; that may be enjoyed or exercised with reputation or esteem; estimable. A man pursues a creditable occupation, or way of living.
CREDITABLENESS
CREDITABLENESS, noun Reputation; estimation.
CREDITABLY
CREDITABLY, adverb Reputable; with credit; without disgrace.
CREDITED
CREDITED, participle passive Believed; trusted; passed to the credit, or entered on the credit side of an account.
CREDITING
CREDITING, participle present tense Believing; trusting; entering to the credit in account.
CREDITOR
CREDITOR, noun [Latin See Creed.]1. A person to whom a sum of money or other thing is due, by obligation, promise or in law; properly, one who gives credit in commerce; but in a...
CREDITRIX
CREDITRIX, noun A female creditor.
CREDULITY
CREDULITY, noun [Latin, to believe. See Creed and Credulous.] Easiness of belief; a weakness of mind by which a person is disposed to believe, or yield his assent to a declarati...
CREDULOUS
CREDULOUS, adjective [Latin See Creed.] Apt to believe without sufficient evidence; unsuspecting; easily deceived.
CREDULOUSNESS
CREDULOUSNESS, noun Credulity; easiness of belief; readiness to believe without sufficient evidence.Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists, who believe that chanc...
CREED
CREED, noun [This word seems to have been introduced by the use of the Latin credo, I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles creed or brief system of Christian faith. See cre...
CREEK
CREEK, verb transitive To make a harsh sharp noise. [See Creak.]CREEK, noun [See Crack.]1. A small inlet, bay or cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.They disco...