Imagination Definition
ĭ-măjə-nāshən
noun
The act or power of forming mental images of what is not actually present.
Webster's New World
The formation of such images.
A child's imagination of monsters.
American Heritage
Anything imagined; mental image; creation of the mind; fancy.
Webster's New World
The act or power of creating mental images of what has never been actually experienced, or of creating new images or ideas by combining previous experiences; creative power.
Webster's New World
The mind viewed as the locus or repository of this ability or these images.
American Heritage
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Noun
Singular:
imagination
Plural:
imaginationsOrigin of Imagination
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From Old French imaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō
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