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imaginative

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for imaginative.

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To the point where someone will describe someone else by imaginative means even when 'the black guy with glasses' would actually be the most succinct way.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having a lively or creative imagination.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of imaginative gathered in one view.

adjective

Having a lively or creative imagination.

adjective

Tending to be fanciful or inventive.

adjective

False or imagined.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for imaginative.

Example sentences

1

To the point where someone will describe someone else by imaginative means even when 'the black guy with glasses' would actually be the most succinct way.

2

Amusingly, as vampires are/were in fashion, both Stross and Watts have written books featuring nonstandard imaginative interpretations of vampires.

3

Imagine a virtual studio in which expensive vintage hardware is emulated along side imaginative new instruments.

4

The latin version is full of shrewd and imaginative adaptations of the good old lingua to our modern (and magical) times.

5

In a way, being too imaginative was what made Windows 8 perform poorly.

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Rather, this seems like an attempt to recapture the lost imaginative potential of early childhood by limiting oneself to the limited vocabulary of a toddler.

7

Beautiful (used 5 times on the one page) and imaginative.

8

The tragedy becomes ever more imaginative and, of course, innovative.

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The definition of Art as Wikipedia defines it: Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities, usually involving imaginative or technical skill.

10

Much less risk averse and highly imaginative.

11

They weren't terribly imaginative or inventive.

12

Anyway, this is just one dude's (me) point of view, maybe the speculators are more imaginative and better at life, and I'm just a cynical old man.

Quote examples

1

Today we'd never do something so "woo woo." The sorts of visionaries who could be both imaginative and rational are a dying breed...

2

At the other end of the spectrum for me is something like Wayne Barlowe's "Wargate" [3], an image with a whole new visual language for what it's trying to say, or Paul Veer's pixel art for Nuclear Throne [4], with very simple technique but very imaginative character designs.

3

"Calculation" involves transforming the table into symbols (mathematics) for the language/logical part of our brain to process; the other transformation involves turning the table into a sort of fuzzy 3D visualization for the imaginative/spatial part of our brain to analyze.

4

Though this seems like the pinnacle of an imaginative play experience, the kids we studied said they felt edgy and irritable after Minecraft sessions." >The game, said the researchers, becomes "less about open-ended play and more about working to complete the never-ending stacks of buildings." A bit surprised they seem to have ignored red stone, command blocks and modding.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use imaginative in a sentence?

To the point where someone will describe someone else by imaginative means even when 'the black guy with glasses' would actually be the most succinct way.

What does imaginative mean?

Having a lively or creative imagination.

What part of speech is imaginative?

imaginative is commonly used as adjective.