imagination
[ ih-maj-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ɪˌmædʒ əˈneɪ ʃən /
noun
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Origin of imagination
SYNONYMS FOR imagination
3 See fancy.
5 ingenuity, enterprise, thought.
OTHER WORDS FROM imagination
i·mag·i·na·tion·al, adjectivenon·im·ag·i·na·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby imagination
imaginary, imaginary axis, imaginary number, imaginary part, imaginary unit, imagination, imaginative, imagine, imagineer, imagineering, imaging
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British Dictionary definitions for imagination
imagination
/ (ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
the faculty or action of producing ideas, esp mental images of what is not present or has not been experienced
mental creative ability
the ability to deal resourcefully with unexpected or unusual problems, circumstances, etc
(in romantic literary criticism, esp that of S. T. Coleridge) a creative act of perception that joins passive and active elements in thinking and imposes unity on the poetic materialCompare fancy (def. 9)
Derived forms of imagination
imaginational, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Idioms and Phrases with imagination
imagination
see figment of one's imagination.
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