Imaginaires (en. Imaginary)

[imaʒinɛʁ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Pertaining to the imagination, which has no tangible reality.

Children's imaginary friends help them cope with loneliness.

Les amis imaginaires des enfants les aident à surmonter leur solitude.

Created by the mind without correlation to reality.

The universe of fantasy stories is populated by imaginary creatures.

L'univers des histoires fantastiques est peuplé de créatures imaginaires.

The word comes from the Latin 'imaginarius', derived from 'imago' which means image.

imaginary world

A fictive space where events created by the mind take place.

monde imaginaire

imaginary friends

Characters invented by children, often used for play.

amis imaginaires

imaginary thoughts

Concepts or ideas that have no foundation in reality.

pensées imaginaires

to imagine

To create something in the mind without it physically existing.

imaginer

imagination

The mind's ability to form new ideas or images.

imagination

fantasy

Elements of the imaginary often tied to dreams or narratives.

fantaisie

Whimsical or unrealistic ideas about reality.

His plans to travel around the world are just imaginary dreams.

Ses projets pour partir en voyage autour du monde sont des rêveries imaginaires.

Thoughts that never come to fruition, often used to describe ambitions.

His ambitions of becoming a superhero are merely imaginary.

Ses ambitions de devenir un super-héros sont juste des imaginaires.