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imaginative

/ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/ adjective

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Latin root: imāginātīvus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about imaginative at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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