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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.
Antonyms: real
noun
plural
imaginariesMathematics., 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
Other Word Forms
- imaginarily adverb
- imaginariness noun
- nonimaginarily adverb
- nonimaginarilyness noun
- nonimaginariness noun
- nonimaginary adjective
- preimaginary adjective
- unimaginary adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of imaginary1
Example Sentences
His flights of fancy— malevolent music, undead scholars, imaginary brothers, a cult led by a guru with 93 Ferraris in an “experimental township” called the Moon — are more controlled and add subtle strokes of color.
The veteran tight end, in an apparent salute to the World Series champions, celebrated by taking an imaginary swing and then doing the Dodgers’ post-hit celebration.
Six years ago, Rachel Sennott shared an unflattering imaginary snapshot of Los Angeles life in a viral video she describes as “the trailer for any movie set in LA.”
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and other prominent Democrats and critics, will likely follow by being accused of imaginary crimes, simply for attempting to hold the president to account.
Above my desk, I made an imaginary city out of magazine cut-outs in which the right half of George Clooney’s face formed a jagged skyscraper.
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