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Imaginary: meaning, definitions and examples

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imaginary

 

[ ษชหˆmadส’ษชnษ™ri ]

Adjective
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Adjective

used to describe something that does not exist in reality

Existing only in the imagination or as a product of the imagination. Not real or actual. Fictitious or invented. Existing only in the mind or imagination.

Synonyms

fantasy, fictional, fictitious, unreal

Examples of usage

  • It was an imaginary world where anything was possible.
  • She had an imaginary friend when she was a child.
  • The unicorn is an imaginary creature from folklore.
  • He told an imaginary story about his travels to Mars.
  • The imaginary line between fantasy and reality blurred.

Translations

Translations of the word "imaginary" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น imaginรกrio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคพเคฒเฅเคชเคจเคฟเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช imaginรคr

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ khayalan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัƒัะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ imaginacyjny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆžถ็ฉบใฎ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท imaginaire

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ imaginario

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท hayali

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ƒ์ƒ์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฎูŠุงู„ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ imaginรกrnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ imaginรกrny

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่™šๆž„็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ imaginaren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รญmyndaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะธัะปะดะฐา“ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฌแƒแƒ แƒ›แƒแƒกแƒแƒฎแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ—แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ xษ™yal

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ imaginario

Etymology

The word 'imaginary' originated in the late 14th century from the Latin word 'imaginarius', which means 'relating to the imagination'. Over time, the word evolved to its current usage in English to describe something that exists only in the mind or imagination, not in reality. The concept of the imaginary has been explored in various fields such as psychology, literature, and art, highlighting the importance of imagination in human creativity and perception.

See also: imagination, imaginative, imaginatively, imagineer, imagining, reimagine, reimagining, unimaginability, unimaginable, unimaginableness, unimaginably, unimaginative, unimaginatively.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,573 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.