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imaginary
[ ih-maj-uh-ner-ee ]
adjective
- existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied:
an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
noun
- Mathematics. imaginary number.
imaginary
/ -dʒɪnrɪ; ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ /
adjective
- existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory
- maths involving or containing imaginary numbers. The imaginary part of a complex number, z, is usually written Im z
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԱ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·i·Բi· adverb
- ·i·Բi·Ա noun
- non·i·Բi· adverb
- non·i·Բi··ness noun
- non·i·Բi·Ա noun
- ԴDzi·i·Բy adjective
- i·i·Բy adjective
- ܲi·i·Բy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of imaginary1
Example Sentences
Perhaps the director demonstrates movements, or they suggest imaginary scenarios, or they provide images or text as motivation.
This person has had a couple of big roles but no huge mainstream breakthrough yet, and that fact has made your imaginary kinship even stronger.
Woods erupted, raising his fists in front of him as if curling an imaginary barbell, and the gallery behind him unleashed a roar.
Maybe she can be there as his imaginary friend that guides him through life.
Instead, women are told to focus their energies on the domestic sphere, to shield their own children from threats, many of them imaginary.
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