un imaginative
Ads
Create a Unique Degree gallatin.nyu.edu/ Design a unique MA degree at NYU Gallatin. Learn more!
Big Think on YouTube www.youtube.com/BigThinkMentor Get Professional Growth Advice Full Series, 14 Day Free Trial!
ə adjective
1.
characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
2.
of, pertaining to, or concerned with imagination.
3.
given to imagining, as persons.
4.
having exceptional powers of imagination.
5.
lacking truth; fanciful.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin imāginātīvus imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin imāgināt(us) imagined (see imagination) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin imāginātīvus imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin imāgināt(us) imagined (see imagination) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
Related forms
i·mag·i·na·tive·ly, adverb
i·mag·i·na·tive·ness, noun
o·ver·im·ag·i·na·tive, adjective
o·ver·im·ag·i·na·tive·ly, adverb
o·ver·im·ag·i·na·tive·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. creative, inventive, clever, ingenious.
1. creative, inventive, clever, ingenious.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To un imaginative
00:10
Un imaginative
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
imaginative (ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination: an imaginative story |
| 2. | having a vivid imagination |
| im'aginatively | |
| —adv | |
| im'aginativeness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
