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Webster 1913 Edition


Imaginative

Im-ag′i-na-tive

,
Adj.
[F.
imaginatif
.]
1.
Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word.
In all the higher departments of
imaginative
art, nature still constitutes an important element.
Mure.
2.
Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.
Milton had a highly
imaginative
, Cowley a very fanciful mind.
Coleridge.
Im-ag′i-na-tive-ly
,
adv.
Im-ag′i-na-tive-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Imaginative

IMAG'INATIVE

,
Adj.
That forms imaginations.
1.
Full of imaginations; fantastic.

Definition 2024


imaginative

imaginative

English

Adjective

imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)

  1. having a lively or creative imagination
  2. tending to be fanciful or inventive
  3. false or imagined

Translations


Latin

Adjective

imāginātive

  1. vocative masculine singular of imāginātivus