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.
Example
“Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.”
Other meanings
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
“You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.”
Creativity; resourcefulness.
“His imagination makes him a valuable team member.”
Synonyms
- vision
Related words
- counterimagination
- sociological imagination
- imaginationless
- misimagination
- reimagination
- by no stretch of imagination
- figment of one's imagination
- leave to the imagination
- imaginational
- leave little to the imagination
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "imāginātiō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “imagination” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.