Innovativeness

in·no·va·tive [in-uh-vey-tiv]

adjective
tending to innovate or characterized by innovation.

Origin:
1600–10; innovate + -ive

Related forms
in·no·va·tive·ly, adverb
in·no·va·tive·ness, noun
un·in·no·va·tive, adjective

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World English Dictionary

innovate (ˈɪnəˌveɪt)

— vb
to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)

[C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from in- ² + novāre to make new, from novus new]

innovative

— adj

'innovatory

— adj

'innovator

— n

innovative (ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv)

— adj
using or showing new methods, ideas, etc

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Word Origin & History

innovative
1806, from innovate + -ive.