Meaning & Definition of Imagination in English
English⟶
Imagination
/ɪmæʤəneʃən/
noun
1. The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- "Popular imagination created a world of demons"
- "Imagination reveals what the world could be"
synonym:
- imagination,
- imaginativeness,
- vision
2. The ability to form mental images of things or events
- "He could still hear her in his imagination"
synonym:
- imagination,
- imaging,
- imagery,
- mental imagery
3. The ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
- "A man of resource"
synonym:
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- imagination
Examples of using
Don't let your imagination run away with you.
It was just your imagination.
That doesn't exist except in your imagination.