Meaning

3 senses
  1. Imagination; fancy.

  2. (countable)An imaginary number.

  3. The set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society through which people imagine their social whole.

More definitions
  • (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

Examples

96 sentences
  1. The dragon is an imaginary creature.

    Дракон — це вигадана істота.

    ruДракон — это выдуманное существо.

    deDer Drache ist ein Fantasiewesen.

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  2. Dragons are imaginary animals.

    Дракони - уявні тварини.

    ruДраконы — это вымышленные животные.

    deDrachen sind imaginäre Tiere.

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  3. I called my imaginary friend Tom.

    ruЯ позвонил своему воображаемому другу Тому.

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  4. Tom told Mary about his imaginary friend.

    ruТом рассказал Мэри про своего воображаемого друга.

    deTom erzählte Maria von seinem unsichtbaren Freund.

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  5. All the characters in this book are imaginary.

    ruВсе персонажи в этой книге вымышленные.

    deAlle Charaktere dieses Buches sind erfunden.

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Origin

From Middle English ymaginarie, ymagynary, from Latin imāginārius (“relating to images, fa

From Middle English ymaginarie, ymagynary, from Latin imāginārius (“relating to images, fancied”), from imāgō, equivalent to imagine + -ary.

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Forms

plural: imaginaries
Singularimaginary
Pluralimaginaries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
imaginary — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto