imaginative (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *imaginative*:
ADJECTIVE	all	imaginative, inventive	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

imaginative > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmae'jhahnahtihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *imaginative*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action.
Example	"an imaginative use of material"
Synonym	inventive
Broader	creative, originative	Having the ability or power to create
Spanish	creativo, imaginativo, ingenioso, inventivo
Catalan	creatiu, enginyós, imaginatiu, ingeniós, inventiu
Nouns	imaginativeness	the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Adverbs	imaginatively	with imagination
Verbs	imagine	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

HyperDic: imaginative