English → Latin
“inventive” in Latin
ingeniōsussuperior in intellect, gifted with genius; intellectual, clever, ingenious; apt, fit for, adapted tosollersskilled, skilful, clever, dexterous, adroit, expert; ingenious, sagacious, clever, intelligent, inventiveacuōto make pointed, sharpen, whet; to exercise, practice, improve; to spur, stimulate, arouse
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inventive
ingeniosus: sollers: acutus [SYN. in INGENIOUS]. An inventive mind, ingenium ad excogitandum acutum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inventive?
- The usual Latin words for “inventive” are ingeniōsus, sollers, acuō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.