English Explanatory Dictionary

imaginative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a lively or creative imagination.
  2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
  3. False or imagined.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/ /-ənətɪv/ /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnətɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-imaginative.wav

Word forms

imaginative more imaginative most imaginative

Etymology

From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus. By surface analysis, imagine + -ative.

Derived words

imaginative fiction imaginatively imaginativeness nonimaginative overimaginative unimaginative
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