different between imaginative vs artistic

English

Etymology

From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin im?gin?t?vus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mæd???n?t?v/, /-?n?t?v/, /??mæd??n?t?v/
• Hyphenation: ima?gi?na?tive

Adjective

imaginative (comparative more imaginative, superlative most imaginative)

1. Having a lively or creative imagination.
2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
3. False or imagined.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.?i.na.tiv/
• Homophone: imaginatives

Adjective

imaginative

1. feminine singular of imaginatif

Latin

Adjective

im?gin?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of im?gin?t?vus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French artistique, from artiste + -ique. Surface analysis artist + -ic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???t?st?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???t?st?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k
• Hyphenation: ar?tist?ic

Adjective

artistic (comparative more artistic, superlative most artistic)

1. Having or revealing creative skill.
2. Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.
3. Aesthetically pleasing.

Synonyms

• artist (archaic)

Adverb

artistic (comparative more artistic, superlative most artistic)

1. (nonstandard) Artistically, in an artistic style.

   Antonym: inartistic

Translations

Anagrams

• triatics

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French artistique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar?tis.tik/

Adjective

artistic m or n (feminine singular artistic?, masculine plural artistici, feminine and neuter plural artistice)

1. artistic

Declension

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