Imaginación (en. Imagination)

/imaɣinaˈθjon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
The ability to create ideas, images, or scenarios in the mind.
Imagination is key in art.
La imaginación es clave en el arte.
A mental faculty that allows one to think of what is not present.
His imagination allowed him to write fascinating stories.
Su imaginación le permitió escribir historias fascinantes.
The set of ideas or fantasies that a person has.
His overflowing imagination took him to unexplored worlds.
Su imaginación desbordante lo llevaba a mundos inexplorados.

Etymology

From the Latin 'imaginatio', which refers to the action of imagining.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to lose one's imagination
To stop being creative or visualizing new ideas.
perder la imaginación
to let one's imagination soar
To allow the mind to explore new ideas and possibilities.
dejar volar la imaginación
active imagination
A state of mind in which creative ideas are produced continuously.
imaginación activa

Related Words

to imagine
To form an image or idea in the mind.
imaginar
imaginative
Having or showing imagination.
imaginativo
image
Visual representation of something.
imagen

Slang Meanings

Overflowing creativity.
That design is pure imagination; very original!
Ese diseño es pura imaginación, ¡muy original!
To create something unreal or dreamt.
That project is just imagination; it cannot be carried out.
Ese proyecto es solo imaginación, no se puede llevar a cabo.