Inventiveness
41McLean, Jackie — ▪ 2007 John Lenwood McLean, Jr. American jazz musician (b. May 17, 1931, New York, N.Y. d. March 31, 2006, Hartford, Conn.), was noted for the emotional intensity of his alto saxophone improvising. McLean became known as a fine altoist in his… …
42New Zealand literature — Introduction the body of literatures, both oral and written, produced in New Zealand. Maori narrative: the oral tradition Like all Polynesian peoples, the Maori, who began to occupy the islands now called New Zealand about 1,000 years …
43nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
44painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …
45LOTTO, Lorenzo — (c. 1480 1556/57) An itinerant artist in sixteenth century northern Italy, Lorenzo Lotto possessed an inventive artistic power that expressed itself in original and expressive paintings. While Lotto was born in Venice, Italy, he spent only brief …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
46artifice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trick, stratagem, ruse; device; cunning. See deception. Ant., candor, innocence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Maneuver] Syn. stratagem, trick, wile, ruse; see trick 1 . 2. [Trickery] Syn. guile, cunning,… …
47imagination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental imagery Nouns 1. imagination, imaginativeness, originality, invention, fancy, creativeness, inspiration; mind s eye; verve, improvisation. 2. (image of perfection) ideality, idealism; romanticism …
48invention — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ingenuity] Syn. inventiveness, imagination, creativity; see originality . 2. [An original device] Syn. contrivance, contraption, design; see contrivance 2 , device 1 , discovery 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1.… …
49creativity — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. inventiveness, originality, resourcefulness, cleverness, inspiration, vision, ingenuity, genius, fertility, fecundity, talent. Discontent translated into art. Eric Hoffer. ANT.: sterility, barrenness, mindlessness …
50inventive — [[t]ɪnve̱ntɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED An inventive person is good at inventing things or has clever and original ideas. ...Stroman s ceaselessly inventive choreography... It inspired me to be more inventive with my own cooking. Syn: creative Derived… …
