noun
imagination
ih-maj-ih-NAY-shun/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/
The mind's capacity to create representations beyond present reality.
The boy's imagination transforms the cardboard box into a ship.
Etymology
The pieces name the activity of forming mental pictures. The noun also names the faculty that makes this possible: the mind’s ability to create and manipulate images and ideas.
In context
making up stories with my friends we pretend to be Pirates looking for Treasure or secret agents on a mission our imagination had no limits
More examples
- Designing a comfortable home in such a small space takes imagination.
- The strange noise is probably just your imagination.
- The story sparks the children's imaginations.
Forms
imagination · imaginations
imagine verb — To form an image or idea mentally.
imaginative adjective — Able to create original ideas or images.
Similar words
- creativity
- Emphasizes producing original ideas rather than forming mental representations.
- visualization
- Focuses on forming mental pictures, often of specific outcomes.