imaginative Definition
imagi·na·tive (i maj′i nə tiv, -nāt′iv)
adjective
- having, using, or showing imagination; having great creative powers
- given to imagining
- of or resulting from imagination imaginative literature
Etymology: ME imaginatif < OFr < ML imaginativus
imaginative Related Forms
imag′i·na·tively adverb
imag′i·na·tive·ness noun
imaginative Synonyms
imaginative Usage Examples
Preposition: in
way: Our task is to attract these people to our party and we need to be innovative and imaginative in the way we do that.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
produce: Butterworth and Laurence have produced something imaginative and new.
Modifies a noun
- leap: Some of the most important like quantum theory have required great imaginative leaps.
- exploration: While the game draws from some of the official GM Nation information, it also goes beyond where important issues needed more imaginative exploration.
- reconstruction: As a romantic I enjoy imaginative reconstructions of Roman life, and Kipling does an excellent job for my taste.
- poem: The response was enormous and we have read many moving, angry, tender, humorous and imaginative poems.
- cuisine: Max and his brigade have collected a clutch of culinary accolades for their imaginative cuisine.
- thinking: Yet a heavy diet of ready-made computer images and programmed toys appears to stunt imaginative thinking.
Modifying Another Word
- wildly: The screenplay, by Gilliam, Tom Stoppard and Charles McKeown, allows for wildly imaginative production design and some rich, dark comedy.
- wonderfully: The restaurant starter menu comprises a wonderfully imaginative combination of classic flavors with an eye on the best of international trends.
- fantastically: Take notes in style with this fantastically imaginative notebook.
- extraordinarily: Visually the play is stunning, an extraordinarily imaginative use of theater to evoke memory.
- richly: In this anthology edited by Kevin Quigley, the richly imaginative stories in this volume show a great range of graphic style.
- highly: Most of the stories are about the highly imaginative games that the children play during their long holidays.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near imaginative
- ‹ imagination
- ‹ imaginary unit
- ‹ imaginary part
- ‹ imaginary number
- ‹ imaginary
- ‹ imaginal
- ‹ imaginable
- ‹ imagery
- ‹ image orthicon
- ‹ image-maker

