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imaginary
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i maj′ə ner′ē)
Inflections of 'imaginary' (n): npl: imaginaries
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026im•ag•i•nar•y /ɪˈmædʒəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation
adj.
- existing only in the imagination:imaginary monsters.
n. [uncountable;
the + ~]]
- that which exists only in the mind:confusing the imaginary with the real.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026im•ag•i•nar•y
(i maj′ə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. adj. - existing only in the imagination or fancy;
not real;
fancied:an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
n. - MathematicsSee imaginary number.
- Latin imāginārius, equivalent. to imāgin-, (stem of imāgō) image + -ārius -ary
- Middle English 1350–1400
1. fanciful, visionary, shadowy, chimerical, baseless, illusory.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
imaginary /ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ; -dʒɪnrɪ/ adj - existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory
- involving or containing imaginary numbers. The imaginary part of a complex number, z, is usually written Imz
imˈaginarily adv
'imaginary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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