Definitions for imaginativeɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•ag•i•na•tiveɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv(adj.)
characterized by imagination.
of, pertaining to, or concerned with imagination.
given to imagining.
having exceptional powers of imagination.
fanciful.
i•mag′i•na•tive•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
imaginative, inventive(adj)
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
"an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
imaginative(adjective)ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv
making use of creative thinking
an imaginative use of technology
imaginativeɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv
able to think of ideas and be creative
an imaginative writer
Wiktionary
imaginative(Adjective)
having a lively or creative imagination
imaginative(Adjective)
tending to be fanciful or inventive
imaginative(Adjective)
false or imagined
Webster Dictionary
Imaginative(adj)
proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word
Imaginative(adj)
given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative
Imaginative(adj)
unreasonably suspicious; jealous
Translations for imaginative
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
imaginative(adjective)
(negative unimaginative ) having, or created with, imagination
an imaginative writer; This essay is interesting and imaginative.
- verbeeldingrykAfrikaans
- خَيالي، واسِع الخَيالArabic
- въображаемBulgarian
- imaginativoPortuguese (BR)
- nápaditý, vynalézavýCzech
- phantasievollGerman
- opfindsom; fantasifuldDanish
- εφευρετικός, δημιουργικός, ευφάνταστοςGreek
- imaginativoSpanish
- suure kujutlusvõimegaEstonian
- ابتکاری؛ تخیلیFarsi
- mielikuvituksellinenFinnish
- imaginatifFrench
- בַּעַל דִמיוֹןHebrew
- कल्पनाशीलHindi
- maštovitCroatian
- nagy képzelőtehetségűHungarian
- penuh imajinasiIndonesian
- hugmyndaríkurIcelandic
- immaginativo, immaginosoItalian
- 想像力にとんだJapanese
- 상상에 의한Korean
- lakios vaizduotės, vaizdingasLithuanian
- ar bagātu iztēli; tēlainsLatvian
- berimaginasiMalay
- fantasierijkDutch
- fantasifull, oppfinnsomNorwegian
- pełen wyobraźni, fantazyjnyPolish
- ابتکاری؛ تخیلیPersian
- تخيلى، تصورىPashto
- imaginativoPortuguese
- inventiv; plin de imaginaţieRomanian
- обладающий творческой фантазиейRussian
- nápaditý, vynachádzavýSlovak
- poln domišljijeSlovenian
- maštovitSerbian
- fantasirik, fantasifullSwedish
- เพ้อฝันThai
- yaratıcı, hayal gücü kuvvetliTurkish
- 想像力豐富的Chinese (Trad.)
- наділений багатою уявою; образнийUkrainian
- پر تخیلUrdu
- giàu tưởng tượngVietnamese
- 富于想象力的Chinese (Simp.)
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