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1) (of words and language) used not in the true sense but in an imaginative way to produce a stringer effect (figurative)

2) the use of figurative language to produce an imaginative or emotional response or to make descriptions stronger (imagery)

3) able to invent easily; imaginative (inventive)

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Meaning:
artistic

done with, showing, skill and good judgment, of beauty, colour, shape

beautiful, satisfying to senses

causal

of, expressing, cause

fresh, new

fanciful

(of a person) led by imagination instead of reason and experience

imaginary, romantic

fantastic

wild and strange; impossible to carry out

strange, different; imaginary

imaginary

existing only in the mind and not real

fictitious, invented

ingenious

(of a person) very clever and skilful (at making or inventing things)

clever; brilliant

intelligent

having, showing intelligence

very smart

inventive

able to invent easily; imaginative

creative

mental

of, in, the mind; (for people) suffering from an illness of the mind

concerning the mind

poetic

of poets and poetry

with rhythm and beauty; related to poetic composition

quickwitted

understanding and acting quickly

very smart

subliminal

of which one is not consciously aware

concerning the mind

theoretical

based on theory, not on practice or experience; not tested yet

hypothetical

IMAGINATIVE as in Wiktionary
IMAGINATIVE as in Wikipedia