Imagination - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word imagination
Brit.  |ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word imagination

noun

- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses (syn: vision)
popular imagination created a world of demons
imagination reveals what the world could be
- the ability to form mental images of things or events (syn: imagery, imaging)
he could still hear her in his imagination
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems (syn: resource, resourcefulness)

Extra examples

You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.

The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.

He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.

Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?

That surpassed all imagination.

That was a strategy of no imagination.

People often stick to their own imagination.

You don't have to use your imagination when you're watching television.

Children often have very vivid imaginations.

There is a lack of imagination in the way the furniture is displayed.

It does not take much imagination to understand the depth of their grief.

These ancient objects must have fired his imagination.

With a little imagination, you can find great inexpensive Christmas gifts.

Does she have the imagination to figure out what happened?

That's all your imagination!

Word forms

noun
singular: imagination
plural: imaginations
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