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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Imaginative \Im*ag"i*na*tive\, a. [F. imaginatif.]
     1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination,
        generally in the highest sense of the word.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In all the higher departments of imaginative art,
              nature still constitutes an important element.
                                                    --Mure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having
        a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very
              fanciful mind.                        --Coleridge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --
        Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly, adv. -- Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  imaginativeness \imaginativeness\ n.
     the capability of imagining; the power of imagination.
  
     Syn: imagination, vision.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Imaginative \Im*ag"i*na*tive\, a. [F. imaginatif.]
     1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination,
        generally in the highest sense of the word.
  
              In all the higher departments of imaginative art,
              nature still constitutes an important element.
                                                    --Mure.
  
     2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having
        a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.
  
              Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very
              fanciful mind.                        --Coleridge.
  
     3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --
        Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly, adv. -- Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  imaginativeness
       n : the formation of a mental image of something that is not
           perceived as real and is not present to the senses;
           "popular imagination created a world of demons";
           "imagination reveals what the world could be" [syn: imagination,
            vision]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  imaginativeness
     n.
     The characteristic of being imaginative.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  imaginativeness
     n.
     The characteristic of being imaginative.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  imaginativeness
     n.
     The characteristic of being imaginative.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  imaginativeness
     n.
     The characteristic of being imaginative.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  imaginativeness'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst imaginativeness)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Imaginativeness /ɪmˈadʒɪnətˌɪvnəs/
  التّخيّل

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  imaginativeness /ɪmˈadʒɪnətˌɪvnəs/ 
  metaforičnost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  imaginativeness /ɪmˈadʒɪnətˌɪvnəs/ 
  nápaditost

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  imaginativeness /ɪmˈadʒɪnətˌɪvnəs/
  Kreativität , schöpferische Kraft , Gestaltungskraft , Gestaltungskunst , Einfallsreichtum , Erfindungsreichtum , Ideenreichtum , Fantasiereichtum 
     Synonyms: creativity, creativeness, creative power/skill/gift/talent, imaginative faculty, resourcefulness
  

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