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
  • Audio (US)(file)

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.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ma.ʒi.na.tiv/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: imaginatives

Adjective

imaginative

  1. feminine singular of imaginatif

Latin

Adjective

imāginātīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of imāginātīvus
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