imaginative

/ɪˈmædʒ(ə)nədɪv/

/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/

To be imaginative is to be inventive and original. If you enjoy coming up with stories, writing songs, or just thinking about things in new ways, you’re an imaginative person.

Great painters, musicians, and writers are imaginative. However, being imaginative isn’t just limited to the arts. When you're imaginative, you can develop a unique solution to a problem or issue. For example, an imaginative engineer might develop a new, more efficient way to construct a bridge. An idea or object that’s fresh and original — like that bridge the engineer designed — can also be described as imaginative.

Definitions of imaginative

1. adjective

   (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
   “an imaginative use of material”

   synonyms: inventive

   creative, originative

   having the ability or power to create, especially something new or imaginative