imagination
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/ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.”
- 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.”
- A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
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creativityfancyimaginativenessinventioninventivenessconceptionimaginingnotionvisionresourcefulnessimageryresourceimagingmental imageryimagineperceptionimaginaryfantasy