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- [ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv]
- /ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv/
- /ˌʌn.ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-maj-uh-nuh-tiv, -ney-tiv]
- /ɪˈmædʒ ə nə tɪv, -ˌneɪ tɪv/
Definitions of unimaginative word
- adjective unimaginative characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale. 1
- adjective unimaginative of, relating to, or concerned with imagination. 1
- adjective unimaginative given to imagining, as persons. 1
- adjective unimaginative having exceptional powers of imagination. 1
- adjective unimaginative lacking truth; fanciful. 1
- adjective unimaginative lacking vision or creativity 1
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Origin of unimaginative
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin imāginātīvus imaginary, imaginative, equivalent to Latin imāgināt(us) imagined (see imagination) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English imaginatif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Unimaginative
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unimaginative popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unimaginative usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unimaginative
adj unimaginative
- banal — If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so ordinary that it is not at all effective or interesting.
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- bromidic — ordinary; dull
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- button-down — A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten.
adjective unimaginative
- arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- everyday — Happening or used every day; daily.
- featureless — without distinctive features; uninteresting, plain, or drab: a featureless landscape.
- fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.
Antonyms for unimaginative
adj unimaginative
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
- blue-sky — of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result
adjective unimaginative
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
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