imaginative

  • 11imaginative — i|ma|gi|na|tive [ıˈmædʒınətıv] adj 1.) containing new and interesting ideas ▪ an imaginative use of computer technology ▪ children s imaginative play ▪ an imaginative solution to the litter problem 2.) good at thinking of new and interesting… …

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  • 12imaginative — [[t]ɪmæ̱ʤɪnətɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe someone or their ideas as imaginative, you are praising them because they are easily able to think of or create new or exciting things. ...an imaginative writer. ...hundreds of cooking… …

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  • 13imaginative — ● imaginatif, imaginative adjectif et nom (bas latin imaginativus) Qui imagine aisément, qui est inventif ou qui se laisse emporter par son imagination. ● imaginatif, imaginative (synonymes) adjectif et nom (bas latin imaginativus) Qui imagine… …

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  • 14imaginative — imaginary, imaginative Imaginary means ‘existing only in the imagination, not real’, whereas imaginative means ‘having or showing a high degree of imagination’. Both words can be applied to people as well as things; an imaginary person is one who …

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  • 15imaginative — imaginatively, adv. imaginativeness, n. /i maj euh neuh tiv, nay tiv/, adj. 1. characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale. 2. of, pertaining to, or concerned with imagination. 3. given to imagining, as persons. 4.… …

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  • 16imaginative — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ brilliantly, highly …

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  • 17imaginative — adjective imaginative writers an imaginative solution Syn: creative, visionary, inspired, inventive, resourceful, ingenious; original, innovative, innovatory, unorthodox, unconventional; fanciful, whimsical, fantastic; informal offbeat, off the… …

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  • 18imaginative — /ɪˈmædʒənətɪv / (say i majuhnuhtiv) adjective 1. characterised by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale. 2. relating to or concerned with imagination: the imaginative faculty. 3. given to imagining, as persons. 4. having… …

  • 19imaginative — See imaginary, imaginative …

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  • 20imaginative — [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] adj 1) involving new, different, or exciting ideas Syn: creative Ant: unimaginative the imaginative use of computers in the classroom[/ex] 2) able to produce new, different, or exciting ideas Ant: unimaginative imaginatively adv …

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