reproductive imagination

noun

Nearby words

reproduction proof, reproductive, reproductive cell, reproductive cloning, reproductive cycle, reproductive imagination, reproductive isolation, reproductive system, reproductive systems, reprographics, reprography

Definition for reproductive imagination (2 of 2)

imagination

[ ih-maj-uh-ney-shuh n ]

/ ɪˌmædʒ əˈneɪ ʃən /

noun

the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.

the action or process of forming such images or concepts.

the faculty of producing ideal creations consistent with reality, as in literature, as distinct from the power of creating illustrative or decorative imagery.Compare fancy(def 2).

the product of imagining; a conception or mental creation, often a baseless or fanciful one.

ability to face and resolve difficulties; resourcefulness: a job that requires imagination.

Psychology. the power of reproducing images stored in the memory under the suggestion of associated images (reproductive imagination) or of recombining former experiences in the creation of new images directed at a specific goal or aiding in the solution of problems (creative imagination).

(in Kantian epistemology) synthesis of data from the sensory manifold into objects by means of the categories.

Archaic. a plan, scheme, or plot.

Origin of imagination

1300–50; Middle English < Latin imāginātiōn- (stem of imāginātiō) fancy, equivalent to imāgināt(us) past participle of imāginārī to imagine (imāgin-, stem of imāgō image + -ātus -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR imagination

3 See fancy.

5 ingenuity, enterprise, thought.

Related forms

i·mag·i·na·tion·al, adjectivenon·im·ag·i·na·tion·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for reproductive 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

imaginational, adjective

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Idioms and Phrases with reproductive imagination

imagination

see figment of one's imagination.