Imaginaciones (en. Imaginations)

/ima.xin.aˈθjon.es/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
The ability to form images or concepts in the mind that are not present in reality.
Children's imaginations are endless.
Las imaginaciones de los niños son infinitas.
Ideas or dreams that arise from the mind and are not necessarily based on reality.
His imaginations led him to write fantastic stories.
Sus imaginaciones le llevaron a escribir historias fantásticas.
The action of imagining or the ability to conceive something in the mind.
In my imaginings, I travel to distant places.
En mis imaginaciones, viajo a lugares lejanos.

Etymology

From the Latin 'imaginatio', which means 'formation of images'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to have a boundless imagination
To have a very broad creative or imaginative capacity.
tener una imaginación desbordante
to live in imagination
Not accepting reality and preferring to dream or imagine other situations.
vivir en la imaginación
to give free rein to the imagination
To allow thoughts and ideas to flow freely.
dar rienda suelta a la imaginación

Related Words

imagination
Faculty of imagining.
imaginación
to imagine
To form an image in the mind.
imaginar
creativity
Ability to create or invent.
creatividad
dream
Mental representation of situations that are not present.
sueño
fantasy
Imagination that creates unreal situations.
fantasía

Slang Meanings

Use of an imagination that is considered unrealistic or fanciful.
That idea is pure imagination.
Esa idea es pura imaginación.
Fantasies that are not put into practice.
Those imaginings will never come true.
Esas imaginaciones nunca se harán realidad.