Imaginaria (en. Imaginary)

/i.ma.xi.'na.ɾja/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

A thing created by imagination, which has no real existence.

The city described in the novel is completely imaginary.

La ciudad descrita en la novela es completamente imaginaria.

Concept or idea that exists only in the mind.

The friendship they feel is more of an imaginary illusion.

La amistad que siente es más bien una ilusión imaginaria.

Element present in stories or narratives that does not correspond to reality.

The place is famous for its imaginary creatures.

El lugar es famoso por sus criaturas imaginarias.

It derives from the Latin 'imaginarius', which means 'of the image' or 'related to the imagination'.

imaginary world

The mental or conceptual space where things that are not real occur.

mundo imaginario

imaginary friend

A companion that a person invents in their mind, especially in childhood.

amigo imaginario

imaginary situation

Circumstance or event that does not take place in reality.

situación imaginaria

imagination

The faculty of forming images or concepts in the mind.

imaginación

fiction

Narration or story that is not based on real events.

ficción

reality

The state of things as they exist, opposed to the imaginary.

realidad

An idea that exists only in someone's head.

That project is purely imaginary, it has no practical basis.

Ese proyecto es puro imaginario, no tiene base práctica.

Something that seems real but is just a deception.

That promise was just an imaginary threat.

Esa promesa fue solo una amenaza imaginaria.