Imaginative
[ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv] /ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv/
adjective
1.
characterized by or bearing evidence of :
an imaginative tale.
2.
of, relating to, or concerned with .
3.
given to , as persons.
4.
having exceptional powers of .
5.
lacking truth; fanciful.
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
adjective
1.
produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination: an imaginative story
2.
having a vivid imagination
adj.
late 14c., ymaginatyf, from Old French imaginatif and directly from Medieval Latin imaginativus, from imaginat-, stem of Latin imaginari (see imagine). Related: Imaginatively; imaginativeness.
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