imagination

nouncommon in dialogue

//ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən//

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

noun

1
The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.
She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.
2
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.
3
Creativity; resourcefulness.
His imagination makes him a valuable team member.
4
A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
It is a pleasant imagination to conceive a spirit iustly ballanced betweene two equall desires.
And yet the invention of young men, is more lively than that of old; and imaginations stream into their minds better, and, as it were, more divinely.

Etymology

From Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation.

Forms

plural: imaginations

image · A visual or other representation of the external form of…imagery · The work of one who makes images or visible representation of…imaginary · Existing only in the imagination.

imagination · The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

imaginative · Having a lively or creative imagination.imagine · To form a mental image of something; to envision or create…imagined · Conceived or envisioned in the mind.

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