different between imaginative vs lilting

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?lt??/
• Rhymes: -?lt??

Adjective

lilting (not comparable)

1. Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.

Derived terms

• liltingly

Noun

lilting (countable and uncountable, plural liltings)

1. A type of lively singing without any musical accompaniment, where the tune itself is sung, often to nonsense syllables.
   • Anthology of Music and Dance of the Americas, The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways, Vol 1, Canada and the United States: Secular Traditions.

     Especially welcome in this survey are two examples of turlute, or lilting. In communities where musical instruments were not available, turlute was a common dance accompaniment. The popularity and availability of musical instruments has made lilting a rare art.

Derived terms

• liltingness

See also

• turlute

Verb

lilting

1. present participle of lilt

Anagrams

• TILLING, tilling