adjective
imaginative
ih-MAJ-ih-nuh-tiv/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
Showing creativity or inventiveness.
The girl's imaginative sculpture turns recycled materials into a bird.
Etymology
Originally describing someone who forms or employs mental images, the adjective connects mental picturing with creative thought. Its inventive sense emphasizes what a person produces through that faculty.
In context
from his prison cell shawcross continues to invent ever more imaginative justifications for his killing of the women in Rochester
More examples
- We need an imaginative solution that stays within our budget.
- The children invent imaginative games with empty cardboard boxes.
- His imaginative use of lighting makes the tiny stage feel enormous.
Forms
imaginative · more imaginative · most imaginative
imagination noun — The ability to create mental images or ideas.
imaginatively adverb — In a way showing creativity or inventiveness.