imaginative

English

Etymology

From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/, /-ənətɪv/, /ɪˈmæd͡ʒnətɪv/
• Hyphenation: ima‧gi‧na‧tive

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Adjective

imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)

1. Having a lively or creative imagination.

   an imaginative boy

2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.

   an imaginative story

3. False or imagined.

Translations

having a lively imagination

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: imaginatiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} imagema
• Finnish: kekseliäs (fi), mielikuvituksellinen (fi), mielikuvitusrikas
• French: imaginatif (fr)
• Galician: imaxinativo m
• German: einfallsreich (de)
• Greek: ευφάνταστος (el) (effántastos)

  Ancient: εὐφάνταστος (euphántastos)

• Interlingua: imaginative
• Italian: immaginoso (it) m
• Polish: pomysłowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: imaginativo (pt) m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: mac-meanmnach
• Spanish: imaginativo (es)

tending to be fanciful

• Arabic: خيالي‎ (ar)
• Catalan: imaginatiu
• Chinese:

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• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} imagema
• Finnish: luova (fi), mielikuvitusrikas
• French: imaginatif (fr)
• Interlingua: imaginative
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Scottish Gaelic: mac-meanmnach

false or imagined

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: keksitty (fi), kuvitteellinen (fi), kuviteltu (fi)
• French: imaginaire (fr)
• Russian: вообража́емый (ru) (voobražájemyj), мни́мый (ru) (mnímyj), нереа́льный (ru) (nereálʹnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: mac-meanmnach

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.ʒi.na.tiv/

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• Homophone: imaginatives

Adjective

imaginative

1. feminine singular of imaginatif

Latin

Adjective

imāginātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of imāginātīvus