imaginative

[ ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv ]
/ ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv /

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.

Origin of imaginative

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin imāginātīvus imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin imāgināt(us) imagined (see imagination) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR imaginative

1 creative, inventive, clever, ingenious.

OTHER WORDS FROM imaginative

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH imaginative

imaginary imaginative

Words nearby imaginative

imaginary axis, imaginary number, imaginary part, imaginary unit, imagination, imaginative, imagine, imagineer, imagineering, imaging, imagism

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British Dictionary definitions for imaginatively

imaginative
/ (ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv) /

adjective

produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination an imaginative story
having a vivid imagination

Derived forms of imaginative

imaginatively, adverb imaginativeness, noun