imaginantn.adj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈmadʒᵻnənt/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmædʒ(ə)nənt/

Forms: 1600s– imaginant; also Scottish pre-1700 ymaginant.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin imāginant-, imāgināns, imāgināre.

Etymology: < classical Latin imāginant-, imāgināns, present participle of imāgināre imagine v. With use as adjective compare French imaginant imaginative (17th cent.; now rare; late 14th cent. in Middle French in sense ‘shrewd, clever’).

A. n.

One who imagines; an imaginer. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > one who imagines

imaginatorc1450

imaginer?c1475

conceiver1581

imaginant1605

imaginist1806

fancier1828

visualizer1886

visualist1902

imager1939

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Mm2 The bodie of the Imaginant .

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §902 There is no doubt, but that Imagination and Vehement Affection worke greatly vpon the Body of the Imaginant.

1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies iii. 57 The single testimony of some superstitious and melancholy Imaginant.

1762 Life, Trav., & Adventures Christopher Wagstaff I. xxv. 128 Can any soul alive tell what these volatile itinerants should have to do in the upper regions except it be to visit the castles which certain imaginants have built there?

1790 J. Martin Animal Magn. Examined 50 Imagination may shine in poetry, but unless it is assisted by sight, or transmitted by words, it will not reach us, when we are distant from the imaginant.

1971 MLN 86 362 Whereas the ‘Imaginant’ preserves at least a trace of reality, the ‘Phantast’ gives it up entirely.

†B. adj.

1. That imagines. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §901 Introd. The Force of Imagination..either vpon the Body Imaginant, or vpon another Body.

1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft xvii. 324 The causality and efficiency is solely in the person imaginant and confident of receiving help by the means of the charm.

2. Imaginative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [adjective]

imaginativea1398

fantastic1483

imaginarya1500

fantastical1526

imaginal1638

imaginant1840

imaginational1856

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [adjective] > exercising imagination

conceiving1592

imaginous1606

coining1630

representative1814

imaginant1840

visualizing1880

ideoplastic1883

fanciful-

1840 Analyst 10 380 The outline of their applications includes a theme for philosophical reflection, enlivened with the glimmerings of superstitious and imaginant conceits.

1851 Christian Parlor Bk. 130/2 The truly devout and gifted, imaginant writer of this remarkable autobiography.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imaginant
释义	imaginantn.adj. Brit. /ᵻˈmadʒᵻnənt/, U.S. /ᵻˈmædʒ(ə)nənt/ Forms: 1600s– imaginant; also Scottish pre-1700 ymaginant. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin imāginant-, imāgināns, imāgināre. Etymology: < classical Latin imāginant-, imāgināns, present participle of imāgināre imagine v. With use as adjective compare French imaginant imaginative (17th cent.; now rare; late 14th cent. in Middle French in sense ‘shrewd, clever’). A. n. One who imagines; an imaginer. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [noun] > one who imagines imaginatorc1450 imaginer?c1475 conceiver1581 imaginant1605 imaginist1806 fancier1828 visualizer1886 visualist1902 imager1939 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Mm2 The bodie of the Imaginant . View more context for this quotation 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §902 There is no doubt, but that Imagination and Vehement Affection worke greatly vpon the Body of the Imaginant. 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies iii. 57 The single testimony of some superstitious and melancholy Imaginant. 1762 Life, Trav., & Adventures Christopher Wagstaff I. xxv. 128 Can any soul alive tell what these volatile itinerants should have to do in the upper regions except it be to visit the castles which certain imaginants have built there? 1790 J. Martin Animal Magn. Examined 50 Imagination may shine in poetry, but unless it is assisted by sight, or transmitted by words, it will not reach us, when we are distant from the imaginant. 1971 MLN 86 362 Whereas the ‘Imaginant’ preserves at least a trace of reality, the ‘Phantast’ gives it up entirely. †B. adj. 1. That imagines. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §901 Introd. The Force of Imagination..either vpon the Body Imaginant, or vpon another Body. 1677 J. Webster Displaying Supposed Witchcraft xvii. 324 The causality and efficiency is solely in the person imaginant and confident of receiving help by the means of the charm. 2. Imaginative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [adjective] imaginativea1398 fantastic1483 imaginarya1500 fantastical1526 imaginal1638 imaginant1840 imaginational1856 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > [adjective] > exercising imagination conceiving1592 imaginous1606 coining1630 representative1814 imaginant1840 visualizing1880 ideoplastic1883 fanciful- 1840 Analyst 10 380 The outline of their applications includes a theme for philosophical reflection, enlivened with the glimmerings of superstitious and imaginant conceits. 1851 Christian Parlor Bk. 130/2 The truly devout and gifted, imaginant writer of this remarkable autobiography. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1605
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