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imaginative Definition

imagi·na·tive (i maji nə tiv, -nāt′iv)

adjective

  1. having, using, or showing imagination; having great creative powers
  2. given to imagining
  3. of or resulting from imagination imaginative literature

Etymology: ME imaginatif < OFr < ML imaginativus

imaginative Related Forms

imagi·na·tively adverb imagi·na·tive·ness noun

imaginative Synonyms

imaginative

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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

  • become: Stage 5 With age, children become steadily more imaginative in their block building.
  • get: Summarized by Jo Saunders Thursday 9th February Kenton gets imaginative.

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