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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•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 © 2024im•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
im•ag′i•nar′i•ly, adv. im•ag′i•nar′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fanciful, visionary, shadowy, chimerical, baseless, illusory.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged real.
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