Imaginary Meaning in English

word

US

/ˌɪˈmædʒəˌnɛɹi/

i-MA-ji-ner-ee

UK

/ɪmˈædʒɪnəɹi/

i-MA-ji-nuh-ree

التعريف

Something that exists only in your mind and is not real; created by imagination and not found in reality.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Usually used to describe something not physically real, such as 'imaginary friend' or 'imaginary number' (in math). Not used for things that are simply hard to see or understand. Common collocations: 'imaginary world', 'purely imaginary'. Avoid confusing with 'imaginative' (being creative).

• Spanish: imaginario - ficticio
• Portuguese (BR): imaginário - fictício
• Portuguese (PT): imaginário - fictício
• Chinese (Simplified): 想象的 - 虚构的
• Chinese (Traditional): 想像的 - 虛構的
• Hindi: कल्पित - काल्पनिक
• Arabic: خيالي - وهمي
• Bengali: কল্পিত - কাল্পনিক
• Russian: воображаемый
• Japanese: 想像上の - 空想の
• Vietnamese: tưởng tượng
• Korean: 상상의 - 가상의
• Turkish: hayali
• Urdu: خیالی
• Indonesian: khayalan - imajiner

جمل نموذجية

Children sometimes have an imaginary friend.

basic

The dragon in the story is imaginary.

basic

He lives in an imaginary world.

basic

Sometimes my fears are just imaginary and not based on facts.

natural

The story takes place in an imaginary land full of magic.

natural

In math, an imaginary number is not really a number you find in daily life.

natural