Imaginé (en. Imagined)

/imaʒine/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
That exists or is created by imagination.
This universe is purely imagined by the author.
Cet univers est purement imaginé par l'auteur.
That is not real, fictional.
She talks about an imagined friend.
Elle parle d'un ami imaginé.
Suggested or anticipated by thought.
He has an imagined future full of promises.
Il a un avenir imaginé plein de promesses.

Etymology

From the verb imagine, derived from the Latin imaginari.

Common Phrases and Expressions

imagined in his dreams
Formed solely in the mind without basis in reality.
imaginé dans ses rêves
imagined world
A fictional universe created by imagination.
monde imaginé
imaginary friend
A non-real companion, often created by a child in their imagination.
ami imaginaire

Related Words

imaginary
That which belongs to the imagination.
imaginaire
imagination
Ability to form mental images or unreal concepts.
imagination
illustrated
Represented visually or symbolically.
imagé

Slang Meanings

It's a joke, something fanciful.
When he said he was going to travel through time, it was just an imagined thing.
Quand il a dit qu'il allait voyager dans le temps, c'était juste un truc imaginé.
To call something false or absurd.
His story about a dragon was totally imagined.
Son histoire sur un dragon était totalement imaginée.