imagination

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.3 Translations 1.2.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/, SAMPA: /I%m{dZ@"neIS@n/
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  Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

imagination (plural imaginations)

1. The image-making power of the mind; the act of creating or reproducing ideally an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.

   Imagination is one of the most advanced human faculties.

2. Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.

   You think someone's been following you? That's just your imagination.

3. Creativity; resourcefulness.

   His imagination makes him a valuable team member.

4. A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; a conception; a notion; an imagining; something imagined.

[edit] Synonyms

• (the representative power): creativity, fancy, imaginativeness, invention, inventiveness

[edit] Antonyms

• dullness

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Imagination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia