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i·mag·i·na·tion

(ĭ-măj′ə-nā′shən)
n.
1.
a. The ability to form mental images of things that are not present to the senses or not considered to be real: The author uses her imagination to create a universe parallel to our own.
b. The formation of such images: a child's imagination of monsters.
c. One of these mental images: "some secret sense ... which ... took to itself and treasured up ... her thoughts, her imaginations, her desires" (Virginia Woolf).
d. The mind viewed as the locus or repository of this ability or these images: "This story had been rattling around in my imagination for years" (Orson Scott Card).
2. The ability to confront and deal with reality by using the creative power of the mind; resourcefulness: handled the problems with great imagination.
3. Attention, interest, or enthusiasm: an explorer's ordeal that caught the imagination of the public.

i·mag′i·na′tion·al adj.
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imagination

(ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən)
n
1. the faculty or action of producing ideas, esp mental images of what is not present or has not been experienced
2. mental creative ability
3. the ability to deal resourcefully with unexpected or unusual problems, circumstances, etc
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in romantic literary criticism, esp that of S. T. Coleridge) a creative act of perception that joins passive and active elements in thinking and imposes unity on the poetic material. Compare fancy 9
imˌagiˈnational adj
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im•ag•i•na•tion

(ɪˌmædʒ əˈneɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the action or faculty of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.
2. creative talent or ability.
3. the product of imagining; a conception or mental creation.
4. ability to face and resolve difficulties; resourcefulness.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:imagination - the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses]imagination - 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"
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place - a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
fancy - a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
fantasy, phantasy - imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"
dreaming, dream - imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
2. [画像:imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events]imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"
representational process - any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else
mind's eye - the imaging of remembered or invented scenes; "I could see her clearly in my mind's eye"
vision - a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death"
envisioning, picturing - visual imagery
dream, dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
chimaera, chimera - a grotesque product of the imagination
evocation - imaginative re-creation
make-believe, pretense, pretence - imaginative intellectual play
3. imagination - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness - the power of creative imagination
armory, armoury, inventory - a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
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imagination

noun
1. creativity, vision, invention, ingenuity, enterprise, insight, inspiration, wit, originality, inventiveness, resourcefulness He has a logical mind and a little imagination.
2. mind's eye, fancy Long before I went there, the place was alive in my imagination.
3. interest, attention, curiosity, fascination Italian football captured the imagination of the nation last season.
Quotations
"The Possible's slow fuse is lit"
"By the Imagination" [Emily Dickinson]
"People can die of mere imagination" [Geoffrey Chaucer The Miller's Tale]
"Nature uses imagination to lift her work of creation to even higher levels" [Luigi Pirandello Six Characters in Search of an Author]
"I have imagination, and nothing that is real is alien to me" [George Santayana Little Essays]
"Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life" [Joseph Conrad A Personal Record]
"My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it" [Ursula Le Guin Winged: the Creatures on My Mind]
"Imagination, the supreme delight of the immortal and the immature, should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too much" [Vladimir Nabokov Speak, Memory]
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imagination

noun
The power of the mind to form images:
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Translations
خيالخَيالخَيَالٌ خَيال، قُدْرَةٌ على الإبتداعخَيال، وَهْم
představivostvýplod obrazotvornostifantazieobrazotvornost
fantasiforestillingsevne
imago
mielikuvitusmielikuva
mašta
képzeletképzelõdésképzelõtehetség
ímyndunímyndunarafl
想像
상상
obrazotvornosťpredstavivosťvýplod predstavivosti
domišljija
fantasi
จินตนาการ
hayal hayal etme gücühayal gücükuruntu vehim
trí tưởng tượng

imagination

[ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən] N (= mental ability) → imaginación f; (= inventiveness) → imaginación f, inventiva f
it's all in your imaginationte lo estás imaginando, son imaginaciones tuyas
was it my imagination or did I see you there?¿me lo he imaginado o te vi allí de verdad?
to have a vivid imaginationtener una imaginación muy viva or despierta
she let her imagination run away with herse dejó llevar por la imaginación
her story caught the popular imaginationsu historia atrapó el interés popular
it doesn't take much imagination to realize what happenedno hace falta tener mucha imaginación para darse cuenta de lo que ocurrió
use your imaginationusa la imaginación
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imagination

[ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən] n
(= ability to imagine) → imagination f
to have a vivid imagination → avoir une imagination fertile
to have little imagination → avoir peu d'imagination
a lack of imagination → un manque d'imagination
it's just your imagination → tu imagines des choses
to capture sb's imagination → frapper l'imagination de qn
(= mind) → imagination m
I can still see her in my imagination → Je la vois encore en imagination.
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imagination

n (creative) → Fantasie f, → Phantasie f, → Vorstellungskraft f, → Einbildungskraft f; (self-deceptive) → Einbildung f; to have (a lively or vivid) imagination(eine lebhafte or rege) Fantasie haben; he has little imaginationer hat wenig Fantasie ; use your imaginationlassen Sie Ihre Fantasie spielen ; in order to encourage children to use their imagination(s)um die Fantasie von Kindern anzuregen ; to lack imaginationfantasielos or einfallslos sein; it’s just your imagination!das bilden Sie sich (dat)nur ein!; it’s all in your imaginationdas ist alles Einbildung ; to capture or catch somebody’s imaginationjdn in seinen Bann ziehen ; it captures the imaginationes ist faszinierend ; to stretch the imaginationgroße Vorstellungskraft erfordern
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imagination

[ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn] nimmaginazione f; (inventiveness) → immaginazione, fantasia
it's all imagination! → sono tutte fantasie!
it's all in your imagination → è tutto frutto della tua immaginazione
to have a vivid imagination → avere una fervida fantasia or una viva immaginazione
she lets her imagination run away with her → si lascia trasportare dalla fantasia
use your imagination! → su, un po' di fantasia!
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imagine

(iˈmӕdʒin) verb
1. to form a mental picture of (something). I can imagine how you felt. indink يَتَخَيَّل представям си imaginar představit si sich vorstellen forestille sig; tænke sig φαντάζομαι imaginar kujutlema تصور کردن kuvitella imaginer לְדַמייֵן कल्पना करना zamisliti (el)képzel membayangkan ímynda sér immaginare 心に描く 마음에 그리다 įsivaizduoti iedomāties membayangkan zich indenken forestille/tenke seg przedstawić sobie تصور كول، ګڼل، كمان كول، فكر كول imaginar a(-şi) imagina представлять predstaviť si predstavljati si zamisliti föreställa sig นึกเอาเอง; คาดคิด anlamak 猜想得出 уявляти собі کسی شے کی ذہنی تصویر بنانا tưởng tượng 设想
2. to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist). Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things! verbeel يَنَصَوَّر، يَتَخَيَّل въобразявам си imaginar vidět ve své fantazii sich einbilden bilde sig ind φαντάζομαι, πλάθω με τη φαντασία imaginar ette kujutama خیال کردن kuvitella imaginer לְדַמייֵן कल्पना की बातें सुनना maštati képzelődik mengkhayalkan ímynda sér immaginare 想像する 상상하다 įsivaizduoti iztēloties khayalan zich verbeelden innbille seg wyobrażać sobie تصور كول imaginar a(-şi) imagina воображать; выдумывать vymýšľať si domišljati si umisliti inbilla sig จินตนาการ hayal etmek/görmek 想像 уявляти ذہنی طور پر محسوس کرنا tưởng rằng 想象
3. to think; to suppose. I imagine (that) he will be late. meen يَعْتَقِد، يَفْتَرِض предполагам supor domnívat se; předpokládat glauben tro; formode φαντάζομαι, υποθέτω imaginar, suponer arvama گمان کردن ajatella supposer לְתָאֵר לְעַצמוֹ मान लेना zamišljati hisz menduga gera sér í hugarlund supporre 〜と思う 생각하다 manyti domāt; šķist menduga veronderstellen regne med, gå ut fra przypuszczać كمان كول supor a presupune предполагать domnievať sa; predpokladať misliti pretpostaviti gissa, misstänka, anta, tro คิดสรุปเอาเอง sanmak, zannetmek, tahmin etmek 猜想 гадати; думати خیال میں لانا ngỡ rằng 料想
iˈmaginary adjective
existing only in the mind or imagination; not real. Her illnesses are usually imaginary. denkbeeldig خَـيالي въображаем imaginário domnělý eingebildet indbildt φανταστικός imaginario väljamõeldud خالی kuvitteellinen imaginaire דמיוני काल्पनिक izmišljen képzeletbeli khayalan ímyndaður immaginario 想像上の 상상의 įsivaizduojamas, išgalvotas iedomāts; šķietams khayalan denkbeeldig innbilt, tenkt, fingert wymyślony تصورى، خيالى، غير واقعى imaginário imaginar мнимый zdanlivý namišljen zamišljen inbillad, imaginär คิดไปเอง; ไม่จริง hayal ürünü, hayalî 想像中的 уявлюваний, нереальний خیالی tưởng tưởng 想象中的
iˌmagiˈnation noun
1. (the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures. I can see it all in my imagination. verbeelding خَيال въображение imaginação představivost die Vorstellung fantasi φαντασία imaginación kujutlus تصور mielikuvitus imagination דמיון कल्पनाशीलता sposobnost zamišljanja képzelet imajinasi ímyndun immaginazione 想像力 상상력 vaizduotė iztēle imaginasi verbeelding fantasi wyobraźnia خيال، تصور، دصور قوه imaginação ima­gina­ţie воображение predstavivosť domišljija mašta fantasi การจินตนาการ zihin, akıl, hayal 想像力 уява تصور، تخیل trí tưởng tượng 想象力
2. the creative ability of a writer etc. This book shows a lot of imagination. verbeelding خَيال، قُدْرَةٌ على الإبتداع въображение imaginação obrazotvornost, fantazie die Phantasie fantasi; forestillingsevne φαντασία, δημιουργικότητα imaginación kujutlusvõime ابتکار mielikuvitus imagination דמיון कल्पना stvaralačka mašta képzelőtehetség imajinasi ímyndunarafl immaginazione 創造力 창작력 vaizduotė, fantazija iztēle; fantāzija imaginasi verbeeldingskracht fantasi, innlevelse fantazja ابتکار imaginação imaginaţie творческая фантазия obrazotvornosť domišljija mašta fantasi ความคิดสร้างสรรค์ yaratıcılık, hayal etme gücü 創造力 вигадка, фантазія تخلیقی صلاحیت khả năng sáng tạo 创造力
3. the seeing etc of things which do not exist. There was no-one there – it was just your imagination. verbeelding خَيال، وَهْم въображение imaginação výplod obrazotvornosti die Einbildung fantasi φαντασία imaginación ettekujutus خیال mielikuvitus imagination דמיון कल्पना fantazija képzelődés khayalan ímyndun immaginazione 想像 상상 vaizduotė iedoma khayalan verbeelding innbilning wyobraźnia خيال imaginação închipuire воображение výplod predstavivosti domišljija uobrazilja inbillning[sförmåga] อุปาทาน kuruntu, vehim 空想 уява لاموجود شے کو محسوس کرنا điều tưởng tượng 空想
iˈmaginative (-nətiv) , ((American) -neitiv) adjective
(negative unimaginative) having, or created with, imagination. an imaginative writer; This essay is interesting and imaginative. verbeeldingryk خَيالي، واسِع الخَيال въображаем imaginativo nápaditý, vynalézavý phantasievoll opfindsom; fantasifuld εφευρετικός, δημιουργικός, ευφάνταστος imaginativo suure kujutlusvõimega ابتکاری؛ تخیلی mielikuvituksellinen imaginatif בַּעַל דִמיוֹן कल्पनाशील maštovit nagy képzelőtehetségű penuh imajinasi hugmyndaríkur immaginativo, immaginoso 想像力にとんだ 상상에 의한 lakios vaizduotės, vaizdingas ar bagātu iztēli; tēlains berimaginasi fantasierijk fantasifull, oppfinnsom pełen wyobraźni, fantazyjny تخيلى، تصورى imaginativo inventiv; plin de imaginaţie обладающий творческой фантазией nápaditý, vynachádzavý poln domišljije maštovit fantasirik, fantasifull เพ้อฝัน yaratıcı, hayal gücü kuvvetli 想像力豐富的 наділений багатою уявою; образний پر تخیل giàu tưởng tượng 富于想象力的
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imagination

خَيَالٌ představivost fantasi Phantasie φαντασία imaginación mielikuvitus imagination mašta immaginazione 想像 상상 verbeelding fantasi wyobraźnia imaginação воображение fantasi จินตนาการ hayal trí tưởng tượng 想象力
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imag·i·na·tion

n. imaginación.
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INTELLECT, EMOTION, IMAGINATION, AND RELATED QUALITIES.
Its distinguishing principle, probability, corresponds to the literal actuality of the photograph and puts it distinctly into the category of reporting; whereas the free wing of the romancer enables him to mount to such altitudes of imagination as he may be fitted to attain; and the first three essentials of the literary art are imagination, imagination and imagination.
But the reason which leads many to persuade them selves that there is a difficulty in knowing this truth, and even also in knowing what their mind really is, is that they never raise their thoughts above sensible objects, and are so accustomed to consider nothing except by way of imagination, which is a mode of thinking limited to material objects, that all that is not imaginable seems to them not intelligible.
This imagination was dreadful in itself, but soothing inasmuch as it supposed the safety of my friends.
Phillips said Minnie Andrews was a model pupil and there isn't a spark of imagination or life in her.
The imagination of the author must be a child's imagination and yet maturely consistent, so that the White Queen in "Alice," for instance, is seen just as a child would see her, but she continues always herself through all her distressing adventures.
One of the fathers, in great severity, called poesy vinum daemonum, because it fireth the imagination; and yet, it is but with the shadow of a lie.
All these baffling head-reaches after immortality are but the panics of souls frightened by the fear of death, and cursed with the thrice-cursed gift of imagination. They have not the instinct for death; they lack the will to die when the time to die is at hand.
His conception of her was for him a sacred memory, and his future wife was bound to be in his imagination a repetition of that exquisite, holy ideal of a woman that his mother had been.
"Reveal not only an imagination of intense fire and heat, but an almost finished art--a power of conceiving subtle mental complexities with clearness and of expressing them in a picturesque form and in perfect lyric language.
They say that none of us exists, except in the imagination of his fellows, other than as an intangible, invisible mentality.
IN PARTICULAR This Work Is Dedicated By A Humble Native Of Flatland In the Hope that Even as he was Initiated into the Mysteries OF THREE DIMENSIONS Having been previously conversant With ONLY TWO So the Citizens of that Celestial Region May aspire yet higher and higher To the Secrets of FOUR FIVE or EVEN SIX Dimensions Thereby contributing To the Enlargement of THE IMAGINATION And the possible Development Of that most and excellent GIFT of MODESTY Among the Superior Races Of SOLID HUMANITY

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