imaginative
Americanadjective
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characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination.
an imaginative tale.
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of, relating to, or concerned with imagination.
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given to imagining, as persons.
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having exceptional powers of imagination.
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lacking truth; fanciful.
adjective
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produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination
an imaginative story
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having a vivid imagination
Other Word Forms
- imaginatively adverb
- imaginativeness noun
- overimaginative adjective
- overimaginatively adverb
- overimaginativeness noun
- unimaginative adjective
- unimaginatively adverb
Etymology
Origin of imaginative
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin imāginātīvus imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin imāgināt ( us ) imagined ( imagination ) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
Example Sentences
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So surprising, in fact, that they wondered whether the video that appeared online was a deepfake generated by a particularly imaginative artificial-intelligence program.
I was always allowed to dress myself, and no matter how crazy or imaginative the outfit was, I typically was allowed to leave the house in it.
Though imaginative and unique, Man Ray—a brilliant tactician—was rarely entirely original.
It lies within the faint but imaginative constellation Monoceros, which represents a unicorn in star maps.
From Science Daily
Together they symbolized a simpler, more imaginative world.
From Los Angeles Times
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