imaginable
1: possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer" [syn: {conceivable}, {possible}]
imaginary
1: not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [s...
imaginary being
1: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary creature}]
imaginary creature
1: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction [syn: {imaginary being}]
imaginary number
1: a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 [syn: {complex number}, {complex quantity}]
imaginary part
1: the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor [syn: {imaginary part of a complex number}]
imaginary place
1: a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings [syn: {mythical place}]
imagination
1: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world cou...
imagination image
1: a mental image produced by the imagination [syn: {thought-image}]
imaginative
1: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergy...
imaginative comparison
1: the kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories
imaginatively
1: with imagination; "the room was decorated very imaginatively" [ant: {unimaginatively}]
imaginativeness
1: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world cou...
imagine
1: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" [syn: {conceive of}, {ideate}, {envisage}] 2: expect, believe, or suppose; ...
imagined
1: not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [s...
imaging
1: the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination" [syn: {imagination}, {imagery}, {mental imagery}] 2: (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interio...
imagism
1: a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
imago
1: (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood 2: an adult insect produced after metamorphosis [also: {imagoes} (pl), {imagines} (pl)]
imam
1: (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide [syn: {imaum}]
Imamu Amiri Baraka
1: United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934) [syn: {Baraka}, {LeRoi Jones}]
imaret
1: a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey
imaum
1: (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide [syn: {imam}]
Imavate
1: a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {imipramine}, {impramine hydrochloride}, {Tofranil}]
imbalance
1: a state of disequilibrium (as may occur in cases of inner ear disease) [syn: {instability}, {unbalance}] [ant: {balance}] 2: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: {asymmetry}] [ant: {symmetry}]
imbalanced
1: being or thrown out of equilibrium [syn: {unbalanced}] [ant: {balanced}]
imbauba
1: tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems [syn: {trumpetwood}, {trumpet-wood}, {trumpet tree}, {snake wood}, {Cecropia peltata}]
imbecile
1: having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecilic}, {idiotic}] n : a person of subnormal intelligence [syn: {idiot}, {cretin}, {moron}, {changeling}, {half-wit}, {retard}]
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imbecilic
1: having a mental age of three to seven years [syn: {imbecile}, {idiotic}]
imbecility
1: retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot 2: a stupid mistake [syn: {stupidity}, {betise}, {folly}, {foolishness}]
imbed
1: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" [syn: {implant}, {engraft}, {embed}, {plant}] [also: {imbedding}, {imbedde...
imbibe
1: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" [syn: {absorb}, {suck}, {soak up}, {sop up}, {suck up}, {draw}, {take in}, {take up}] 2:...
imbiber
1: a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) [syn: {drinker}, {toper}, {juicer}] [ant: {abstainer}]
imbibing
1: the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibition}]
imbibition
1: (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel 2: the act of consuming liquids [syn: {drinking}, {imbibing}]
imbricate
1: used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles [syn: {imbricated}] v 1: place so as to overlap; "imbricate the roof tiles" 2: overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate"
imbricated
1: used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles [syn: {imbricate}]
imbrication
1: covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {overlapping}, {lapping}]
imbroglio
1: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation [syn: {embroilment}] 2: a very embarrassing misunderstanding
imbrue
1: permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" [syn: {drench}]
imbue
1: spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" [syn: {permeate}, {pervade}, {penetrate}, {interpenetrate}, {diffuse...
IMF
1: a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies [syn: {International Monetary Fund}]
imidazole
1: an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor [syn: {iminazole}, {glyoxaline}]
imide
1: any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
iminazole
1: an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor [syn: {imidazole}, {glyoxaline}]
imipramine
1: a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression [syn: {impramine hydrochloride}, {Imavate}, {Tofranil}]
imitate
1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: {copy}, {simulate}] 2: appear like, as in behavior or appearan...
imitation
1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of ...
imitative
1: marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being" [ant: {nonimitative}] 2: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitat...
imitative electronic deception
1: the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions [syn: {electronic imitative deception}]
imitator
1: someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another [syn: {impersonator}] 2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {emulator}, {ape}, {aper}]
immaculate
1: completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" [syn: {speckless}, {spick-and-span}, {spic-an...
Immaculate Conception
1: Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 [syn: {December 8}] 2: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin
immaculately
1: in an immaculate manner; "gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored"
immaculateness
1: the state of being spotlessly clean [syn: {spotlessness}]
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