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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 yvlog 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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yvlog 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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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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Fugard couldn’t renounce his identity, but he could scrutinize it with ruthless honesty, subject it to imaginative tests and share his ethical findings.

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Having reached his half-century from 61 balls, he needed just 30 more to get to his ton as he pushed on after Ravindra's dismissal, combining his usual classical strokes with some imaginative scoops and ramps.

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While part of me would love to see the criminally under-nominated “A Different Man” win in its one eligible category, “The Substance” deserves the award for its brilliant and imaginative take on body horror.

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