imaginary
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i·mag·i·nar·y
(ĭ-măj'ə-nĕr'ē) 
adj.
An imaginary number.
imaginarily i·mag'i·nar'i·ly adv.
imaginariness i·mag'i·nar'i·ness n.
adj.
- Having existence only in the imagination; unreal.
- Mathematics.
- Of or being the coefficient of the imaginary unit in a complex number.
- Of, involving, or being an imaginary number.
- Involving only a complex number of which the real part is zero.
An imaginary number.
imaginarily i·mag'i·nar'i·ly adv.
imaginariness i·mag'i·nar'i·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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imaginary
adjective
- Existing only in the imagination: chimeric, chimerical, conceptual, fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, notional, unreal, visionary. See real/imaginary.
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imaginary
adj
Definition: fictitious, invented
Antonyms: actual, existing, factual, genuine, physical, real, substantial, true
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imaginary
IN BRIEF: Existing only in the mind.
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.
— Marianne Moore (1887-1972).
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categories related to 'imaginary'
- Occult States and Experiences - imaginary: (adj) inexplicable by reason; distinct from three-dimensional reality of senses
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Imaginary
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Look up imaginary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Imaginary can refer to:
- Imaginary (sociology), a concept in sociology
- The Imaginary (psychoanalysis), a concept by Jacques Lacan
- 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 friend
- Imaginary Records, a record label
The arts
- "Imaginary" (song), a song by Evanescence
- The Imaginary (Sartre), a philosophical work by Jean-Paul Sartre
- Imaginary (exhibition), a mathematical art exhibition by the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach
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Imaginary
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tænkt, indbildt, fingeret, imaginær
n. - tilfældigt tal
Nederlands (Dutch)
denkbeeldig, imaginair
Français (French)
adj. - imaginaire
n. - imaginaire
Deutsch (German)
adj. - imaginär, eingebildet
n. - (Math.) imaginäre Größe
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φανταστικός, πλασματικός, ανύπαρκτος, ανυπόστατος
Italiano (Italian)
immaginario
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imaginário
Русский (Russian)
воображаемый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - imaginario, ficticio, ilusorio
n. - número imaginario, el imaginario colectivo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inbillad, fantasi-, fingerad, imaginär (äv. matem.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
想像中的, 幻想的, 虚构的, 虚数的, 虚数
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 想像中的, 幻想的, 虛構的, 虛數的
n. - 虛數
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상상의, 허수의
n. - 허수
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) خيالي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - דימיוני
n. - מספר דימיוני - שורש ריבועי של מספר שלילי (מתמטיקה)
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