Imaginación (en. Imagination)
/imaɣinaˈθjon/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
noun
The faculty to create ideas and mental representations.
Imagination is fundamental for art.
La imaginación es fundamental para el arte.
Ability to conceive things that are not present in reality.
His imagination allowed him to write amazing stories.
Su imaginación le permitió escribir historias increíbles.
Skill to invent or dream.
With his imagination, he transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Con su imaginación, transformó lo ordinario en extraordinario.
Etymology
From Latin 'imaginatio', meaning 'formation of images' or 'mental representation'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to have imagination
Possessing the ability to create new ideas or images.
tener imaginación
power of the imagination
The capacity a person has to create mentally.
poder de la imaginación
active imagination
A state of mind in which a person creates visually.
imaginación activa
Related Words
fantasy
The action of imagining or the creation of mental images.
fantasía
creativity
Ability to create or invent something new.
creatividad
imaginary
Belonging to the imagination or produced by it.
imaginario
Slang Meanings
creative mind
That girl has a really wild imagination; her ideas are unique.
Esa chica tiene una imaginación bien loca, sus ideas son únicas.
dreamer
Don't worry, he is always in his world of imagination.
No te preocupes, él siempre está en su mundo de imaginación.