What does imaginaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word imaginaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use imaginaire in French.

The word imaginaire in French means imaginary, imagination, imaginary friend, hypochondriac, Le Malade imaginaire, dreamworld, imaginary number, imaginary part, imaginary country, fictional country, imaginary character, fictional character, straight from 's imagination. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word imaginaire

imaginary

adjectif (fictif)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet élève est un spécialiste des migraines imaginaires.
That student specialises in imaginary migraines.

imagination

nom masculin (domaine de l'imagination) (faculty)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On retrouve dans son écriture tout son imaginaire.
All his imagination can be seen in his writing.

imaginary friend

(ami inventé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hypochondriac

nom masculin et féminin ([qqn] qui se croit malade)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Le Malade imaginaire

nom propre (pièce de Molière) (French play)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dreamworld

nom masculin (monde qui n'existe pas, inventé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

imaginary number

nom masculin (nombre complexe sans partie réelle) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

imaginary part

nom féminin (maths : partie de nombre complexe) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La partie imaginaire est multiple de i.

imaginary country, fictional country

nom masculin (pays, territoire fictif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Peter Pan vit dans un pays imaginaire.

imaginary character, fictional character

nom féminin (personne irréelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sherlock Holmes est un personnage imaginaire.

straight from 's imagination

(imaginé par)

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