imaginative

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