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i|mag|i|na|tive
i|mag|i|na|tive «ih MAJ uh nuh tihv, -NAY-», adjective.
1. showing imagination: »

Fairy tales are imaginative.

SYNONYM(S): inventive, creative.
2. having a good imagination; able to imagine well; fond of imagining: »

The imaginative child made up fairy stories.

SYNONYM(S): inventive, creative.
3. of imagination: »

The mind of the storyteller has great imaginative powers.

i|mag´i|na´tive|ly, adverb.
i|mag´i|na´tive|ness, noun.

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  • i|mag´i|na´tive|ly — i|mag|i|na|tive «ih MAJ uh nuh tihv, NAY », adjective. 1. showing imagination: »Fairy tales are imaginative. SYNONYM(S): inventive, creative. 2. having a good imagination; able to imagine well; fond of imagining: »The imaginative child made up… …   Useful english dictionary

  • i|mag´i|na´tive|ness — i|mag|i|na|tive «ih MAJ uh nuh tihv, NAY », adjective. 1. showing imagination: »Fairy tales are imaginative. SYNONYM(S): inventive, creative. 2. having a good imagination; able to imagine well; fond of imagining: »The imaginative child made up… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ness — un|i|mag|i|na|tive «UHN ih MAJ uh nuh tihv», adjective. lacking imagination; literal; prosaic: »an unimaginative person, proposal, or performance. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ly, adverb. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ly — un|i|mag|i|na|tive «UHN ih MAJ uh nuh tihv», adjective. lacking imagination; literal; prosaic: »an unimaginative person, proposal, or performance. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ly, adverb. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|i|mag|i|na|tive — «UHN ih MAJ uh nuh tihv», adjective. lacking imagination; literal; prosaic: »an unimaginative person, proposal, or performance. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ly, adverb. –un´i|mag´i|na|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • mag|ne|to|mo|tive — «mag NEE tuh MOH tihv», adjective. producing magnetic effects; having to do with the production of such effects …   Useful english dictionary

  • mag|ne|to|stric|tive — «mag NEE tuh STRIHK tihv», adjective. of, having to do with, or utilizing magnetostriction …   Useful english dictionary

  • imaginative — im•ag•i•na•tive [[t]ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, ˌneɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by imagination 2) of, pertaining to, or concerned with imagination 3) given to imagining 4) having exceptional powers of imagination 5) fanciful i•mag′i•na•tive•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

  • imaginative — i|mag|i|na|tive [ ı mædʒınətıv ] adjective * 1. ) involving new, different, or exciting ideas: CREATIVE: the imaginative use of computers in the classroom problems that may require more imaginative solutions very/highly imaginative: They… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unimaginative — un|i|mag|i|na|tive [ ,ʌnı mædʒınətıv ] adjective unable to think of new and interesting things: She was a rather dull unimaginative woman. a. not interesting: an unimaginative teaching style b. unable to do things in an interesting or imaginative …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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