imaginative
ima·gi·na·tive
adjective
1.
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
- “an imaginative use of material”
- “the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman” Lewis Mumford
- “an ingenious device”
- “had an inventive turn of mind”
- “inventive ceramics”
Origin
From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus. By surface analysis, imagine + -ative.
Phrases
- imaginative fiction
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