imaginary
/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/adjective
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काल्पनिक, कल्पित, असली नहीं
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existing only in your mind or imagination; not real
काल्पनिक, कल्पित, असली नहीं
- The child has an imaginary friend called Bunty.
- The equator is an imaginary line round the earth.
- The film is set in an imaginary kingdom.
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- The children invented an imaginary island and drew maps of it.
- The lines of latitude are imaginary, but they help sailors.
- Her fears were imaginary, and nothing was hiding in the dark.
Synonyms unreal fictional invented make-believe fanciful
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
imaginary + noun (attributive)
Imaginary describes something that exists only in the mind: an imaginary friend, an imaginary fear.
'Imaginary' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो केवल मन में हो: जैसे imaginary friend, imaginary fear।
- The child talked to an imaginary friend.
- The danger was purely imaginary.
imaginary line / number (technical use)
In science and mathematics, imaginary refers to a line or number used only in theory, such as the equator.
विज्ञान और गणित में 'imaginary' उस रेखा या संख्या को कहते हैं जो केवल सिद्धांत में प्रयुक्त हो, जैसे भूमध्य रेखा।
- The equator is an imaginary line round the earth.
- The square root of minus one is an imaginary number.
imaginary vs imaginative
Imaginary means unreal; imaginative means full of ideas and creative. They are not interchangeable.
'Imaginary' का अर्थ अवास्तविक है; 'imaginative' का अर्थ कल्पनाशील और रचनात्मक है। इन्हें एक-दूसरे की जगह नहीं लिख सकते।
- An imaginative writer can build an imaginary world.
purely / entirely / largely + imaginary
Adverbs of degree show how far something is unreal; purely and entirely mean completely so.
Degree के adverb बताते हैं कि कोई चीज़ कितनी अवास्तविक है; 'purely' और 'entirely' का अर्थ पूर्णतः है।
- The charges against him were entirely imaginary.
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imaginary + noun
friendworldenemylinenumberillness
- He fought an imaginary enemy in his dreams.
adverb + imaginary
purelywhollylargelyentirelypartly
- Their fear was largely imaginary.
verb + imaginary
beproveseemturn outremain
- The ghost proved imaginary.
imaginary + for / to
to himfor the purpose ofin his mind
- The map shows imaginary lines for the purpose of study.
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- The writer created an imaginary village in Uttarakhand.
लेखक ने उत्तराखंड में एक काल्पनिक गाँव रचा।
- Radhika's fear of the exam was largely imaginary.
राधिका का परीक्षा का डर काफ़ी हद तक काल्पनिक था।
- The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line.
कर्क रेखा एक काल्पनिक रेखा है।
- Many children invent imaginary friends.
बहुत से बच्चे काल्पनिक मित्र गढ़ लेते हैं।
- The heat he felt was not imaginary; the thermometer showed 45 degrees.
उसे जो गर्मी लगी वह काल्पनिक नहीं थी; थर्मामीटर में 45 डिग्री दिख रहा था।
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✗ She is an imaginary girl who writes lovely stories.
✓ She is an imaginative girl who writes lovely stories.
A creative person is imaginative; imaginary would mean the girl does not exist.
रचनात्मक व्यक्ति 'imaginative' होता है; 'imaginary' का अर्थ होगा कि लड़की वास्तव में है ही नहीं।
✗ Santa Claus is an imagination character.
✓ Santa Claus is an imaginary character.
A noun is not used to describe another noun here; the adjective imaginary is needed.
यहाँ दूसरे noun का वर्णन करने के लिए noun नहीं, adjective 'imaginary' चाहिए।
✗ He lives in an imaginary.
✓ He lives in an imaginary world.
Imaginary is an adjective and must be followed by a noun.
'Imaginary' adjective है और उसके बाद noun आना आवश्यक है।
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i·mag·i·nary
With -inary (not 'imaginery' or 'immaginary'); the verb imagine, the noun imagination.
अंत में -inary ('imaginery' या 'immaginary' गलत है); verb imagine, noun imagination।
?Which word?
imaginary, imaginative and imaginable
Imaginary means not real, existing only in the mind: 'an imaginary friend'. Imaginative means having or showing imagination, creative: 'an imaginative writer', 'an imaginative design'. Imaginable means able to be imagined: 'every imaginable excuse'. An imaginative child invents imaginary friends of every imaginable kind.
Imaginary का अर्थ 'असली नहीं, केवल मन में मौजूद' है: 'an imaginary friend'। Imaginative का अर्थ 'कल्पनाशील, रचनात्मक' है: 'an imaginative writer', 'an imaginative design'। Imaginable का अर्थ 'जिसकी कल्पना की जा सके' है: 'every imaginable excuse'। Imaginative बच्चा हर imaginable तरह के imaginary दोस्त गढ़ता है।
The imaginary/imaginative/imaginable set is one of the most-tested sentence-improvement items.
Imaginary, imaginative और imaginable का सेट sentence improvement में सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले items में है।
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General knowledge
Maths: an imaginary number is a multiple of the square root of minus one (i); GK: the equator, the tropics and the International Date Line are imaginary lines.
गणित में imaginary number, ऋण एक के वर्गमूल (i) का गुणज है; GK में भूमध्य रेखा, उष्णकटिबंधीय रेखाएँ और International Date Line काल्पनिक रेखाएँ हैं।