imagination
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imagination
- /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation.
noun imaginations
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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.
Similar: creativity, fancy, imaginativeness, invention, inventiveness
- 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.
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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.
Similar: conception, notion, imagining
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imaginativeness, vision, resourcefulness, imagery, resource, imaging, mental imagery, imagine, perception, imaginary, imagining, fantasy, creativity, creativeness, inventiveness, mind
Translations
Every language
noun image-making power of the mind
| Español | imaginación, magín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상상력 sangsangnyeok |
| 日本語 | 想像力 sōzōryoku |
| 中文 | 想像力 xiǎngxiànglì |
| हिन्दी | कल्पना kalpanā, तसव्वुर tasavvur |
| Kiswahili | ubunifu |
| Português | imaginação |
| Français | imagination |
| Deutsch | Vorstellungskraft, Imagination, Einbildungskraft, Fantasie |
| Italiano | immaginazione |
| Ελληνικά | φαντασία fantasía |
| Română | imaginație, fantezie, forță de imaginare |
| Русский | воображе́ние voobražénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự hình dung, sự tưởng tượng |
| العربية | خَيَّال ḵayyāl, تَخَيُّل taḵayyul, تَصَوُّر taṣawwur, مُخَيَّلَة muḵayyala |
| עברית | דִּמְיוֹן dimyon |
noun construction of false images
| 한국어 | 상상 sangsang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 想像 sōzō, 空想 kūsō |
| 中文 | 想像 xiǎngxiàng |
| Português | imaginação |
| Română | închipuire, imaginare, iluzionare |
| Русский | воображе́ние voobražénije |
noun mental image
| Español | imaginación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 想像 sōzō, 空想 kūsō |
| Português | imaginação |
| Deutsch | Vorstellung, Einbildung |
| Ελληνικά | φαντασίωση fantasíosi |
| Română | imagine, imaginare, închipuire |
| Русский | воображе́ние voobražénije |
| العربية | صُورَة ذِهْنِيَّة ṣūra ḏihniyya |
Talk about this word "imagination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imagination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. imagination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imagination "imagination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imagination.Cite this
@misc{imagination_2026,
title = {imagination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imagination},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
