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imaginative

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i·mag·i·na·tive  (-mj-n-tv, -ntv)
adj.
1. Having a lively imagination, especially a creative imagination.
2. Created by, indicative of, or characterized by imagination or creativity.
3. Tending to indulge in the fanciful or in make-believe.
4. Having no truth; false.

i·magi·na·tive·ly adv.
i·magi·na·tive·ness n.

imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]
adj
1. produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination an imaginative story
2. having a vivid imagination
imaginatively  adv
imaginativeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.imaginative - (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"
creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"

imaginative
Translations
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] ADJ [person] → imaginativo, lleno de imaginación; [drawing, story] → imaginativo
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] adj [person] → imaginatif/ive, plein(e) d'imagination; [idea] → imaginatif/ive
imaginative
adj, imaginatively
advfantasievoll
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒ/ɛ7nətɪv] adjfantasioso/a, immaginoso/a
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒ/ɛ7nətɪv] adjfantasioso/a, immaginoso/a


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Such an anthology, the compass and variety of our prose literature being considered, might well follow exclusively some special line of interest in it; exhibiting, for instance, what is so obviously striking, its imaginative power, or its (legitimately) poetic beauty, or again, its philosophical capacity.
It is the penalty the imaginative man must pay for his friendship with John Barleycorn.
The paper is interesting as showing what were the actual experiences out of which he formed his imaginative stories.
 
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