imaginative
adjective/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
(approving)- having or showing new and exciting ideas synonym inventive
- an imaginative approach/idea/child
- recipes that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables
- You’ll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French imaginatif, -ive, from medieval Latin imaginativus, from Latin imaginat- ‘represented as an image’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.Want to learn more?
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