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imaginative

[ ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination:

    an imaginative tale.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. of, relating to, or concerned with imagination.
  3. given to imagining, as persons.
  4. having exceptional powers of imagination.
  5. lacking truth; fanciful.


imaginative

/ ɪˈæɪəɪ /

adjective

  1. produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination

    an imaginative story

  2. having a vivid imagination
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲپԱ, noun
  • ˈԲپ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·Բ·پ· adverb
  • ·i·Բ·پ·Ա noun
  • v··i·Բ·پ adjective
  • v··i·Բ·پ·ly adverb
  • v··i·Բ·پ·ness noun
  • ܲi·i·Բ·پ adjective
  • ܲi·i·Բ·پ·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of imaginative1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin 岵īܲ imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin ( us ) imagined ( imagination ) + -īܲ -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Theater is a dynamic environment for imaginative people to do cool things, and audiences will opt in.

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Movement, itself, was adventure, around every turn an imaginative new surprise.

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And this week's manifestation of that was the imaginative equation created by the US Trade Representative to generate the numbers on Trump's big board.

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Restlessly imaginative and experimental, they had an uncanny ability to communicate sophisticated musical ideas to a mass audience, on albums including Revolver, Sgt Pepper's and The White Album.

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Sir Terry Pratchett must be considered to be a superb satirist, a brilliant, imaginative writer.

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