Definitions for imaginative
ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪvimag·i·na·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imaginative, inventiveadjective

   (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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. imaginativeadjective

   having a lively or creative imagination

2. imaginativeadjective

   tending to be fanciful or inventive

3. imaginativeadjective

   false or imagined

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imaginativeadjective

   Fantastick; full of imagination.

   Etymology: imaginatif, Fr. from imagine.

   Witches are imaginative, and believe oft times they do that which they do not. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Lay fetters and restraints upon the imaginative and fantastick part, because our fancy is usually pleased with the entertainment of shadows and gauds. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

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1. imaginative

   Imagination is the production or simulation of novel objects, sensations, and ideas in the mind without any immediate input of the senses. Stefan Szczelkun characterises it as the forming of experiences in one's mind, which can be re-creations of past experiences, such as vivid memories with imagined changes, or completely invented and possibly fantastic scenes. Imagination helps make knowledge applicable in solving problems and is fundamental to integrating experience and the learning process. As an approach to build theory, it is called "disciplined imagination". A basic training for imagination is listening to storytelling (narrative), in which the exactness of the chosen words is the fundamental factor to "evoke worlds".One view of imagination links it with cognition, seeing imagination as a cognitive process used in mental functioning. It is increasingly used - in the form of visual imagery - by clinicians in psychological treatment. Imaginative thought may - speculatively - become associated with rational thought on the assumption that both activities may involve cognitive processes that may "underpin thinking about possibilities". The cognate term, "mental imagery" may be used in psychology for denoting the process of reviving in the mind recollections of objects formerly given in sense perception. Since this use of the term conflicts with that of ordinary language, some psychologists have preferred to describe this process as "imaging" or "imagery" or to speak of it as "reproductive" as opposed to "productive" or "constructive" imagination. Constructive imagination is further divided into voluntary imagination driven by the lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) and involuntary imagination (LPFC-independent), such as REM-sleep dreaming, daydreaming, hallucinations, and spontaneous insight. The voluntary types of imagination include integration of modifiers, and mental rotation. Imagined images, both novel and recalled, are seen with the "mind's eye". Imagination, however, is not considered to be exclusively a cognitive activity because it is also linked to the body and place, particularly that it also involves setting up relationships with materials and people, precluding the sense that imagination is locked away in the head.Imagination can also be expressed through stories such as fairy tales or fantasies. Children often use such narratives and pretend play in order to exercise their imaginations. When children develop fantasy they play at two levels: first, they use role playing to act out what they have developed with their imagination, and at the second level they play again with their make-believe situation by acting as if what they have developed is an actual reality.

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1. imaginative

   Imaginative refers to the ability or quality of forming new and creative ideas, images, or concepts in the mind. It relates to showing originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness, often in a way that involves breaking away from established norms, conventions, or traditional ways of thinking.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imaginativeadjective

   proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word

2. Imaginativeadjective

   given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative

3. Imaginativeadjective

   unreasonably suspicious; jealous

4. Etymology: [F. imaginatif.]

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1. Imaginative

   Imaginative is the second full-length album by Swedish progressive rock band Waterclime. It was released on 19 October 2007 and produced, mixed and mastered by Mr V at Waves Studios in 2007.

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1. imaginative

   To have.the ability, capacity and knowing to imagine and use our imagination

   We are imaginative in the creation of our wedding, it is an expression of our love for each other.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

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1. Imaginative

   Imaginative vs. Imaginary -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Imaginative and Imaginary.

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1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'imaginative' in Adjectives Frequency: #1010

How to pronounce imaginative?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of imaginative in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of imaginative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of imaginative in a Sentence

1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

   Works of imagination should be written in very plain language the more purely imaginative they are the more necessary it is to be plain.

2. Taylor Swift:

   The Dixie Chicks were making such interesting music and doing The Dixie Chicks in such an unapologetically feminine, imaginative way, i was very inspired by the album' Fly' and the aesthetics, because it was very clear they had really put a lot into the artwork.

3. Steve Carlsen:

   Christ Church Cathedral comes down to something so simple : can we make a compassionate, imaginative leap of putting ourselves in another's shoes.

4. The Triumph:

   It started with my taking my two kids around to the zoos and parks, while they were on the merry-go-round riding 40 times or something, I'd be sitting there trying to figure out what you could do that would be more imaginative.

5. Cesare Pavese:

   It is not that the child lives in a world of imagination, but that the child within us survives and starts into life only at rare moments of recollection, which makes us believe, and it is not true, that, as children, we were imaginative?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=imaginative
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imaginative
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=imaginative
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginative
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginative
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=imaginative