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creative activity

DEFINITIONS OF: creative activity

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n the human act of creating

Synonyms:
creation
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erotica, porn, porno, pornography, smut
creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
re-creation
the act of creating again
creating from raw materials
the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it
production
the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services
creating by mental acts
the act of creating something by thinking
art, artistic creation, artistic production
the creation of beautiful or significant things
creating by removal
the act of creating by removing something
baking
making bread or cake or pastry etc.
child pornography, kiddie porn, kiddy porn
the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films
casting, molding
the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
recording, transcription
the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
building, construction
the act of constructing something
fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
concoction, confection
the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components
lamination
bonding thin sheets together
formation
creation by mental activity
design, designing
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming
creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something
verbal creation
creating something by the use of speech and language
actualisation, actualization, realisation, realization
making real or giving the appearance of reality
arts and crafts
the arts of decorative design and handicraft
ceramics
the art of making and decorating pottery
decalcomania
the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface
decoupage
the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
drafting, draftsmanship, drawing
the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
glyptography
carving or engraving (especially on stones)
gastronomy
the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
origami
the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
painting
creating a picture with paints
perfumery
the art of making perfumes
printmaking
artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
carving, sculpture
creating figures or designs in three dimensions
topiary
making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees
composing, composition
musical creation
invention
the act of inventing
conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation
inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
dig, digging, excavation
the act of digging
carving, cutting
removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
boring, drilling
the act of drilling
gouge
the act of gouging
cutting, film editing
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
Type of:
activity
any specific behavior
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