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imaginary

Imaginary vs Artificial - What's the difference?

imaginary | artificial |


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and artificial

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while artificial is man-made; of artifice.

As a noun imaginary

is imagination; fancy.

Imaginary vs Nonimaginary - What's the difference?

imaginary | nonimaginary |


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and nonimaginary

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while nonimaginary is not imaginary.

As a noun imaginary

is imagination; fancy.

Hypothesis vs Imaginary - What's the difference?

hypothesis | imaginary |


As nouns the difference between hypothesis and imaginary

is that hypothesis is used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there while imaginary is imagination; fancy.

As an adjective imaginary is

existing only in the imagination.

Imaginary vs Imaginational - What's the difference?

imaginary | imaginational |


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and imaginational

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while imaginational is pertaining to, involving, or caused by imagination.

As a noun imaginary

is imagination; fancy.

Imagistic vs Imaginary - What's the difference?

imagistic | imaginary |


As adjectives the difference between imagistic and imaginary

is that imagistic is (arts) of or pertaining to imagism while imaginary is existing only in the imagination.

As a noun imaginary is

imagination; fancy.

Imaginary vs Impracticable - What's the difference?

imaginary | impracticable | Related terms |

Imaginary is a related term of impracticable.


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and impracticable

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while impracticable is not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.

As nouns the difference between imaginary and impracticable

is that imaginary is imagination; fancy while impracticable is (obsolete) an unmanageable person.

Imaginary vs Gossamer - What's the difference?

imaginary | gossamer | Related terms |

Imaginary is a related term of gossamer.


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and gossamer

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while gossamer is tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.

As nouns the difference between imaginary and gossamer

is that imaginary is imagination; fancy while gossamer is a fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes etc.

Imaginary vs Wild - What's the difference?

imaginary | wild | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between imaginary and wild

is that imaginary is existing only in the imagination while wild is untamed; not domesticated.

As nouns the difference between imaginary and wild

is that imaginary is imagination; fancy while wild is the undomesticated state of a wild animal.

As an adverb wild is

inaccurately; not on target.

As a verb wild is

to commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.

As a proper noun Wild is

{{surname|from=Middle English}} for a wild person, or for someone living in uncultivated land.

Impalpable vs Imaginary - What's the difference?

impalpable | imaginary | Related terms |


As adjectives the difference between impalpable and imaginary

is that impalpable is not able to be perceived by the senses (especially by touch); intangible or insubstantial while imaginary is existing only in the imagination.

As a noun imaginary is

imagination; fancy.

Imaginary vs Reality - What's the difference?

imaginary | reality |


As nouns the difference between imaginary and reality

is that imaginary is imagination; fancy while reality is the state of being actual or real.

As an adjective imaginary

is existing only in the imagination.

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