imaginary

An imaginary friend is a figure that you create in your head. You can think of them as a friend, or you can use them as a way to explore your thoughts and emotions.

  • He has an imaginary friend named Bob who he talks to all the time.

  • She spends a lot of time thinking about her imaginary friend, Alice.

Definition of imaginary

adjective

not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

Synonyms:

fanciful, notional

noun

(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

Synonyms:

complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number

Nearby Words

imaginary Pronunciation in a video

Example Sentences for imaginary

  • 1

    The story of the movie is imaginary.

  • 2

    The imaginary part is called the virtual boundary line.

  • 3

    But, what is the meaning of imaginary time in context of the speed of light

  • 4

    At the end of an imaginary hour of frantic bargaining, the auction closes.

  • 5

    But, what is the meaning of imaginary time in context of the speed of light

  • 6

    Let the axis be the real axis and the axis be the imaginary axis.

  • 7

    Incidentally, the imaginary numbers are no more boundless than the reals.

  • 8

    Exploring the unkown expanses of the imaginary world is always exciting.

  • 9

    The album is a paranoiac soundtrack to an imaginary Giallo horror film.

  • 10

    The real and imaginary parts of this equation give the two formulas.