pre-imaginary
əˌnɛr adjective
1.
existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
noun
2.
Mathematics, imaginary number.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin imāginārius, equivalent to imāgin-, (stem of imāgō) image + -ārius -ary
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin imāginārius, equivalent to imāgin-, (stem of imāgō) image + -ārius -ary
Related forms
im·ag·i·nar·i·ly, adverb
im·ag·i·nar·i·ness, noun
non·im·ag·i·nar·i·ly, adverb
non·im·ag·i·nar·i·ly·ness, noun
non·im·ag·i·nar·i·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. fanciful, visionary, shadowy, chimerical, baseless, illusory.
1. fanciful, visionary, shadowy, chimerical, baseless, illusory.
Antonyms
1. real.
1. real.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory |
| 2. | maths involving or containing imaginary numbers. The imaginary part of a complex number, z, is usually written Imz |
| im'aginarily | |
| —adv | |
| im'aginariness | |
| —n | |
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