Innovational

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Relating to the introduction of new ideas, methods, or inventions that bring about change or improvement
2. Pertaining to the process of creating or applying new concepts, techniques, or inventions that lead to advancements or enhancements
3. Connected to the act of introducing fresh ideas, methodologies, or inventions that result in progress or transformation

Etymology: "Innovational" is a plain formation: the noun "innovation" with the adjective-forming suffix "-al" added to it. "Innovation" comes from Latin "innovare," meaning to renew or alter, built from "in-" (into) and "novus" (new), so the adjective carries that same idea of newness brought into being. The suffix "-al" marks the word as relating to whatever the noun names, so an innovational approach is one concerned with innovation itself. Because the base noun is well established, the adjective needs no special story; its meaning follows directly from its parts. Its sense of "bringing about change or improvement" comes from the noun, which in English has long meant the introduction of something new rather than merely something new in itself.

Synonyms: novel, creative, groundbreaking, pioneering, inventive

Antonyms: traditional, conventional, ordinary, routine, common