- imaginary
- adj.VERBS▪ beADVERB▪ completely, entirely, purely, wholly▪
The characters in this book are purely imaginary.
▪ largely▪a largely imaginary threat
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Imaginary — can refer to:* Imaginary (sociology), a concept in sociology * Imaginary number, a concept in mathematics * Imaginary time, a concept in physics * Imagination, a mental faculty * Object of the mind, an object of the imagination * Imaginary enemy… … Wikipedia
Imaginary — Im*ag i*na*ry, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.] Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. [1913 Webster] Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? Addison. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Imaginary — «Imaginary» Сингл Evanescence из альбома Fallen Выпущен 2004 Формат CD, Цифровая дистрибуция … Википедия
imaginary — adj 1 Imaginary, fanciful, visionary, fantastic, chimerical, quixotic are comparable when they are applied to conceptions or to the persons who form the conceptions and mean unreal or unbelievable and out of keeping with things as they are or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Imaginary — «Imaginary» Sencillo de Evanescence del álbum Fallen Formato CD Grabación 2003 Género(s) Metal Gótico Rock Gotico Duración … Wikipedia Español
imaginary — imaginary, imaginative Imaginary means ‘existing only in the imagination, not real’, whereas imaginative means ‘having or showing a high degree of imagination’. Both words can be applied to people as well as things; an imaginary person is one who … Modern English usage
Imaginary — Im*ag i*na*ry, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imaginary — (adj.) not real, late 14c., ymaginaire, from IMAGINE (Cf. imagine) + ARY (Cf. ary); or else from L.L. imaginarius seeming, fancied, from imaginari. Imaginary friend (one who does not exist) attested by 1789 … Etymology dictionary
imaginary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing only in the imagination. 2) Mathematics expressed in terms of the square root of 1 (represented by i or j): imaginary numbers. DERIVATIVES imaginarily adverb … English terms dictionary
imaginary — index artificial, delusive, fictitious, hypothetical, illusory, insubstantial, nonexistent, speculative … Law dictionary
imaginary — [adj] fictitious, invented abstract, apocryphal, apparitional, assumed, chimerical, deceptive, delusive, dreamed up*, dreamlike, dreamy, fabulous, fancied, fanciful, fantastic, fictional, figmental, fool’s paradise*, hallucinatory, hypothetical,… … New thesaurus
