imaginative

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

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

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imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)

1. Having a lively or creative imagination.

   an imaginative boy

   • 1951 December, Helen Weissenstein, “Readers' Forum”, in Chess Review:

     No doubt kibitzers are highly imaginative. How else could they see wins and brilliant combinations that do not exist?

2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.

   an imaginative story

3. False or imagined.

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.ʒi.na.tiv/

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• Homophone: imaginatives

imaginative

1. feminine singular of imaginatif

imāginātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of imāginātīvus