creative activity

/kriˌeɪdɪv ækˌtɪvədi/

Other forms: creative activities

Definitions of creative activity

1. noun

   the human act of creating
   synonyms: creation

   types:

   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.

   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

   pastel

   the art or process of creating drawings with pastel sticks

   type of:

   activity

   any specific behavior