imaginary

adjective/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/CEFR B2

কাল্পনিক

Meaning

Existing only in the mind; not real.

Example sentences

  • The child has an imaginary friend.শিশুটির একজন কাল্পনিক বন্ধু আছে।
  • The equator is an imaginary line.বিষুবরেখা একটি কাল্পনিক রেখা।

A common mistake

She is very imaginary.→She is very imaginative.

Imaginary means not real; imaginative means full of new ideas. A dragon is imaginary, a writer is imaginative.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: mythical, fictional

Antonyms: real

Similar words, and what each means

  • mythical

    পৌরাণিক, কাল্পনিক

    Existing only in myths or imagination, not in real life.

  • fictional

    কাল্পনিক, কথাসাহিত্যের

    Invented for a story rather than real.

Other English words for “কাল্পনিক”

  • mythical

    Existing only in myths or imagination, not in real life.

  • fantastic

    Extremely good, in everyday speech, or strange and imaginary in its older sense.

  • fictional

    Invented for a story rather than real.

Opposite words

  • real

    বাস্তব, আসল

    Actually existing; not fake or imagined.

“imaginary” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • The first conditional describes a real, likely situation ('If it rains, I will stay'), while the second describes an imaginary or unlikely one ('If I won the lottery, I would travel').

    Conditional Sentences (If Clauses) →

  • In an imaginary condition English uses the subjunctive 'were' for every person — 'If I were you', 'If he were here'.

    Right Form of Verb: Rules with Examples →

  • A citizen who says nothing is wrong here loves an imaginary country, and imaginary countries do not improve.

    Patriotism →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “imaginary” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • সঙ্গপ্রিয়, মিশুক
    • • কাল্পনিক
    • • মাখনের মতো
    • • উত্তাল, হৈচৈপূর্ণ
    Show the answer

    কাল্পনিক — imaginary (adjective) — কাল্পনিক. Existing only in the mind; not real.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “imaginary”?

    • • aggressive
    • • onerous
    • • mythical
    • • drowsy
    Show the answer

    mythical — mythical — পৌরাণিক, কাল্পনিক. Existing only in myths or imagination, not in real life.

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