imaginative
im·agina·tive [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] [ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv] adjective
having or showing new and exciting ideas
Syn: inventive
• an imaginative approach/idea/child
• recipes that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables
• You'll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.
Opp: unimaginative
Derived Word: imaginatively
Word Origin:
[imaginative imaginatively] late Middle English: from Old French imaginatif, -ive, from medieval Latin imaginativus, from Latin imaginat- ‘represented as an image’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.
Example Bank:
• You'll need to be a little more imaginative if you want to hold their attention.
• an imaginative child
