"imaginativity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From imaginative + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|imaginative|ity}} imaginative + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} imaginativity (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being imaginative. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: imaginativeness
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