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imaginary

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imaginary /ɪˈmæʤəˌneri/ Brit /ɪˈmæʤənri/ adjective
imaginary
/ɪˈmæʤəˌneri/ Brit /ɪˈmæʤənri/
adjective
Learner's definition of IMAGINARY
: not real : existing only in your mind or imagination想象中的；幻想出来的；虚构的
TOEFL BNC: 6863 COCA: 6513

imaginary

adjective

imag·​i·​nary i-ˈma-jə-ˌner-ē How to pronounce imaginary (audio)
-ˌne-rē
1
a
: existing only in imagination : lacking factual reality
b
: formed or characterized imaginatively or arbitrarily
his canvases, chiefly imaginary, somber landscapes Current Biography
2
: containing or relating to the imaginary unit
imaginary roots
imaginarily
i-ˌma-jə-ˈner-ə-lē How to pronounce imaginary (audio)
adverb
imaginariness
i-ˈma-jə-ˌner-ē-nəs How to pronounce imaginary (audio)
noun

Synonyms

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imaginary, fanciful, visionary, fantastic, chimerical, quixotic mean unreal or unbelievable.

imaginary applies to something which is fictitious and purely the product of one's imagination.

an imaginary desert isle

fanciful suggests the free play of the imagination.

a teller of fanciful stories

visionary stresses impracticality or incapability of realization.

visionary schemes

fantastic implies incredibility or strangeness beyond belief.

a fantastic world inhabited by monsters

chimerical combines the implication of visionary and fantastic.

chimerical dreams of future progress

quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense.

a quixotic crusade

Example Sentences

The two groups were separated by an imaginary line down the middle of the room. an imaginary world of dragons and unicorns
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ymaginarie, borrowed from Latin imāginārius "unreal, fictitious (in law)," from imāgin-, imāgō "representation, semblance, image entry 1" + -ārius -ary entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of imaginary was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing imaginary
TOEFL BNC: 6863 COCA: 6513
imaginary

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be虛構ADVERB➤completely, entirely, purely, wholly完全是想像的；純粹是虛構◇The characters in this book are purely imaginary.本書中的人物純屬虛構。➤largely很大程度上是想像的◇a largely imaginary threat基本為假想的威脅

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