Something that is imaginary is created by and exists only in the mind: As a child I had an imaginary friend. The story is set in an imaginary world.

1. a : existing only in imagination : lacking factual reality b : formed or characterized imaginatively or arbitrarily

2 meanings: 1. existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory 2. mathematics involving or containing imaginary numbers. The.... Click for more definitions.

existing only in your mind or imagination. Extra Examples a largely imaginary threat. The story is wholly imaginary. Children experience a lot of imaginary ...

imaginary · adjective. not based on fact; unreal. “a small child's imaginary friends”. synonyms: fanciful, notional · unreal · noun. (mathematics) a number of ...

adjective. existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word imaginary, four of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, ...

These are words to describe things that do not exist in reality. Imaginary is used to say that something only exists in your mind or that it is not real.

adjective not real, but produced from pictures or ideas in your mind → fictional As she listened, she played an imaginary piano on her knees.

Adjective · Existing only in the imagination. Unicorns are imaginary. · (mathematics, of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a ...