Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by innovation or given to making innovations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to bring in something new; introducing or tending to introduce innovations; characterized by innovations.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by, or introducing, innovations.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
- adjective Forward looking; ahead of current thinking
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ahead of the times
- adjective being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
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Examples
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"I resist the term 'innovative,' the word is funny," he says.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed DOUG SAUNDERS 2011
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They are explorers and risk takers, contributing to their fields and to society in innovative, impactful ways.
Meet The 2010 MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners Victoria Fine 2010
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How innovative is Australia though from a global perspective?
Brett King: Is free WiFi in Coffee Shops an economic indicator for innovation? Brett King 2010
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How innovative is Australia though from a global perspective?
Brett King: Is free WiFi in Coffee Shops an economic indicator for innovation? Brett King 2010
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Brazil is also leading the charge in innovative biometric technology which it uses to identify voters and thereby cut down on impersonation.
Nikolas Kozloff: Part III: What Is the Brazilian Brand? Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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That group is calling for "both robust, public investments in innovative energy technologies as well as policy reforms to deploy these technologies on a large scale."
A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Gearing Up For Climate Change Could Supercharge The Job Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That group is calling for "both robust, public investments in innovative energy technologies as well as policy reforms to deploy these technologies on a large scale."
A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Gearing Up For Climate Change Could Supercharge The Job Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That group is calling for "both robust, public investments in innovative energy technologies as well as policy reforms to deploy these technologies on a large scale."
A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Gearing Up For Climate Change Could Supercharge The Job Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That group is calling for "both robust, public investments in innovative energy technologies as well as policy reforms to deploy these technologies on a large scale."
A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Gearing Up For Climate Change Could Supercharge The Job Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That group is calling for "both robust, public investments in innovative energy technologies as well as policy reforms to deploy these technologies on a large scale."
A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Gearing Up For Climate Change Could Supercharge The Job Market The Huffington Post News Team 2010
lozza11 commented on the word innovative
I find it so hard too pronounce this word!!!
May 24, 2009
nimaaa commented on the word innovative
You can pronounce it very well via this page lozza11 http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/innovative
July 4, 2010