IMAGINARY


Meaning of IMAGINARY in English

i ‧ ma ‧ gi ‧ na ‧ ry /ɪˈmædʒən ə ri, ɪˈmædʒɪn ə ri $ -neri/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ imaginable ≠ ↑ unimaginable , ↑ imaginary , ↑ imaginative ≠ ↑ unimaginative , ↑ unimagined ; noun : ↑ imagination , ↑ imaginings ; adverb : ↑ unimaginably , ↑ imaginatively ; verb : ↑ imagine ]

not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind ⇨ fictional :

As she listened, she played an imaginary piano on her knees.

We must protect older people from harm, whether it is real or imaginary.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.