imaginative

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imaginative

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/
/-ənətɪv/
/ɪˈmæd͡ʒnətɪv/

Where it comes from

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

adjective more imaginative · most imaginative

Having a lively or creative imagination. an imaginative boy
Tending to be fanciful or inventive. an imaginative story
False or imagined.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: creative, ingenious, inventive, originative, imaginary, innovatory, innovative, groundbreaking, resourceful, fantastic, fanciful, crafty, fancy, original, clever, novel

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adj having a lively imagination

Español	imaginativo
中文	富有想像力的 fùyǒu xiǎngxiànglì de, 充滿創意的 /充满创意的 chōngmǎn chuàngyì de, 想像力豐富的 /想像力丰富的 xiǎngxiànglì fēngfù de
Português	imaginativo
Français	imaginatif
Deutsch	einfallsreich
Italiano	immaginoso
Ελληνικά	ευφάνταστος effántastos

adj tending to be fanciful

中文	充滿想像力的 /充满想像力的 chōngmǎn xiǎngxiànglì de, 傾向幻想的 /倾向幻想的 qīngxiàng huànxiǎng de, 富創意的 /富创意的 fù chuàngyì de
Français	imaginatif
العربية	خيالي

adj false or imagined

中文	虛假的 /虚假的 xūjiǎ de, 虛構的 /虚构的 xūgòu de, 想像的 xiǎngxiàng de
Français	imaginaire
Русский	вообража́емый voobražájemyj, мни́мый mnímyj, нереа́льный nereálʹnyj

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@misc{imaginative_2026,
  title = {imaginative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imaginative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}