imaginative meaning
imaginative :
creative, full of new ideas
adjective
▪ She is an imaginative artist.
▪ She is a creative artist.
▪ The story was very imaginative.
▪ The story was very creative.
paraphrasing
▪ inventive – creative
▪ innovative – new and creative
▪ original – unique and creative
▪ visionary – full of new ideas
Pronunciation
imaginative [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv]
The stress is on 'mag' and sounds like 'i-maj-i-na-tiv'.
Common phrases and grammar about imaginative
imaginative - Common meaning
adjective
creative, full of new ideas
Part of Speech Changes for "imaginative"
▪ imagination (noun) – the ability to create new ideas
▪ imagine (verb) – to think of new ideas
▪ imaginary (adjective) – not real, made-up
Common Expressions with "imaginative"
▪ imaginative solution – a creative answer
▪ imaginative design – a creative design
▪ imaginative approach – a creative way
▪ imaginative child – a child full of new ideas
Important examples of imaginative in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, imaginative is often used to describe creative work or ideas.
Example of a confusing word: imaginary (not real)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Imaginative is used as an adjective and often describes nouns like 'solution' or 'design' in TOEIC questions.
imaginative
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
imaginative thinking
means 'creative thinking', used to describe a way of thinking that is full of new ideas.
let one's imagination run wild
means 'to think freely and creatively'.
Differences between similar words and imaginative
imaginative
,
inventive
differences
Imaginative refers to having new ideas, while inventive often refers to creating new things or methods.
imaginative
,
innovative
differences
Imaginative means full of new ideas, while innovative means introducing new methods or ideas.
Words with the same origin as imaginative
The origin of imaginative
imaginative comes from the Latin 'imaginativus', meaning 'able to picture or imagine'.
Word structure
It has the root imagin (to picture) and suffix ative (related to), meaning 'related to picturing'.
Words with the same origin
The root of imaginative is imagin (to picture). Words with the same root include imagine (to picture in mind), imagery (visual images).
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