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imaginative
[ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv]
adjective
characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination.
an imaginative tale.
of, relating to, or concerned with imagination.
given to imagining, as persons.
having exceptional powers of imagination.
lacking truth; fanciful.
imaginative
/ ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv /
adjective
produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination
an imaginative story
having a vivid imagination
Other Word Forms
- imaginativeness noun
- imaginatively adverb
- overimaginative adjective
- overimaginatively adverb
- overimaginativeness noun
- unimaginative adjective
- unimaginatively adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of imaginative1
Example Sentences
"We remain firmly committed to ongoing dialogue as we take the necessary steps to enable us to deliver excellence and continue to be a bold, imaginative and world-leading university."
Are the lyrics imaginative or are the details too specific to brush off as fiction?
Organised by the journal Annals of Improbable Research and co-sponsored by Harvard-Radcliffe groups, the 34-year-old Ig Nobel awards 10 prizes annually, aiming to ”make people laugh, then think… celebrate the unusual, honour the imaginative”.
The attorney compared him to Walter Mitty, the character with the boring office job who escapes into elaborate imaginative worlds — a defense Sexton hated.
The New York Philharmonic produced beauty and excitement, but Lim went his own way that wasn’t quite imaginative enough to improve on Bartók.
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