imaginary

Speech parts

1. imaginary - Noun

2. imaginary - Adjective

3. imaginary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.

An imaginary expression or quantity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fanciful unreal visionary chimerical make-believe illusive ideal theoretical fictional hypothetical fictitious notional fancied complex number illusory
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Antonyms

important certain good old able real
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Hypernyms

number

Hyponyms

real real number complex conjugate pure imaginary number

Phrases with the word

imaginary man who brings gifts imaginary rhyme imaginary prize alleged imaginary imaginary life imaginary line

Examples

Pride is utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness. John Climacus

Imaginary evils are incurable. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults. Thomas Szasz

Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other. Ambrose Bierce

An imaginary sickness is worse than a real one. Yiddish Proverb

An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease. Jewish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

imaginariness of imaginarity imaginarium imaginary axis imaginary being imaginary beings