What does imaginary mean?
Definitions for imaginary
ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr iimag·i·na·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginaryadjective
(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
fanciful, imaginary, notionaladjective
not based on fact; unreal
"the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
Wiktionary
imaginarynoun
Imagination; fancy.
Etymology: From imaginarius, from imago.
imaginarynoun
An imaginary quantity.
Etymology: From imaginarius, from imago.
imaginaryadjective
existing only in the imagination
Etymology: From imaginarius, from imago.
imaginaryadjective
of a number, having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of the square root of -1.
Etymology: From imaginarius, from imago.
Webster Dictionary
Imaginaryadjective
existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal
Imaginarynoun
an imaginary expression or quantity
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imaginary in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imaginary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of imaginary in a Sentence
If you want to criticize someone, do not compare him with an imaginary creature but yourself.
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed -- and hence clamorous to be led to safety -- by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
I want to thank my imaginary friend Rocky Balboa for being the best friend I ever had, steve Jobs.
The claims in the report about Syrians being forcibly sent back, threatened and mistreated are false and imaginary, our country is reiterating at every opportunity that the return of migrants needs to be done voluntarily and safely, and that this process must be carried out in line with international laws.
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- denkbeeldig, imaginêrAfrikaans
- خياليArabic
- কাল্পনিকBengali
- imaginariCatalan, Valencian
- pomyslný, imaginárníCzech
- imaginær, fantasi-Danish
- eingebildet, imaginärGerman
- φανταστικόςGreek
- imaginarioSpanish
- imaginaari-, kuvitteellinen, imaginaarinenFinnish
- imaginaireFrench
- samhlaithe, samhlaitheach, samhailteachIrish
- mac-meanmnachScottish Gaelic
- imaxinarioGalician
- imaginárius, képzetes, képzeletbeliHungarian
- երեւակայականArmenian
- imajiner, khayal, khayalanIndonesian
- fiktiva, imaginita, imaginalaIdo
- immaginarioItalian
- ដែលមានតែក្នុងមនោគតិKhmer
- phantasticus, imaginariusLatin
- iedomāts, imaginārsLatvian
- काल्पनिकMarathi
- denkbeeldig, imaginairDutch
- innbiltNorwegian
- urojona, zmyślonyPolish
- imaginárioPortuguese
- imaginarRomanian
- воображаемый, вымышленный, мнимыйRussian
- imaginärSwedish
- -a kubuniSwahili
- sanalTurkish
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