1. Plural of imaginary; things that exist only in the mind or imagination; products of creative thought.
Usage: Often used in academic or literary contexts to refer to fictional or conceptual entities.
2. In mathematics, complex numbers with a non-zero imaginary part (multiples of the imaginary unit i).
Usage: technical; mathematics

Examples

• The author populated her novel with imaginaries that captivated readers worldwide.
• Children often create imaginaries as companions during their early years.
• In the realm of mathematics, imaginaries are essential for solving certain equations.
• The film blurs the line between reality and imaginaries.
• Philosophers debate whether imaginaries have any ontological status.
• The artist's work explores the boundary between imaginaries and lived experience.