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- [ih-maj-uh-ner-ee]
- /ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i/
- /ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-maj-uh-ner-ee]
- /ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i/
Definitions of imaginary word
- adjective imaginary existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss. 1
- noun plural imaginary Mathematics. imaginary number. 1
- abbreviation IMAGINARY imagined 1
- adjective imaginary not real 1
- noun imaginary mathematics: imaginary number 1
- adjective imaginary An imaginary person, place, or thing exists only in your mind or in a story, and not in real life. 0
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Origin of imaginary
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin imāginārius, equivalent to imāgin-, (stem of imāgō) image + -ārius -ary
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Parts of speech for Imaginary
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adjective
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preposition
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determiner
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imaginary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
imaginary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for imaginary
adj imaginary
- whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- unreal — not real or actual.
Antonyms for imaginary
adj imaginary
- factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- proven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
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