Imaginary I Fears Middle Adjective Bre ɪˈmædʒɪnəri ɪˈmædʒɪneri

• imaginary fears
• the equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
• i had an imaginary friend when i was a child.
• we must listen to their problems, real or imaginary.

imaginary

1. existing only in your mind or imagination
• imaginary fears
• The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
• I had an imaginary friend when I was a child.
• We must listen to their problems, real or imaginary.

Extra Examples

• a largely imaginary threat
• Children experience a lot of imaginary fears at this age.
• The story is wholly imaginary.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin imaginarius, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.