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English
Etymology
From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, /-ənətɪv/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnətɪv/
- Hyphenation: i‧ma‧gi‧na‧tive
Adjective
imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)
- Having a lively or creative imagination.
an imaginative boy
1951 December, Helen Weissenstein, “Readers' Forum”, in Chess Review:No doubt kibitzers are highly imaginative. How else could they see wins and brilliant combinations that do not exist?
- Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
an imaginative story
- False or imagined.
Derived terms
Translations
having a lively imagination
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
imaginative
- feminine singular of imaginatif
Latin
Adjective
imāginātīve
- vocative masculine singular of imāginātīvus