/ ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv; NAmE / adjective
having or showing new and exciting ideas
SYN inventive :
an imaginative approach / idea / child
recipes that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables
OPP unimaginative
► im·agina·tive·ly adverb :
The stables have been imaginatively converted into offices.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French imaginatif , -ive , from medieval Latin imaginativus , from Latin imaginat- represented as an image, from imago , imagin- image.