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Definition of imaginative adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

imaginative

adjective
 
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
 
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
(approving)
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  1. 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.
    opposite unimaginativeTopics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French imaginatif, -ive, from medieval Latin imaginativus, from Latin imaginat- ‘represented as an image’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.
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