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Italian

innovativo

/in.no.vaˈti.vo/adjectiveB2
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Meaning

innovative

In a sentence

Questo telefono ha un design davvero innovativo.

This phone has a really innovative design.

Hai visto il loro nuovo metodo innovativo?

Have you seen their new innovative method?

Il progetto non è abbastanza innovativo per noi.

The project isn't innovative enough for us.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
innovativomasculine · singular
innovativafeminine · singular
innovativimasculine · plural
innovativefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use innovativo for products, methods, or ideas. For a person, innovatore means an innovator; innovativo describes their approach or work.
  • More formal and positive than nuovo. Nuovo just means new; innovativo suggests originality or a real advance.
  • It agrees normally: innovativo, innovativa, innovativi, innovative. Learners often forget the feminine/plural forms before plural nouns.

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