imaginación

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imāginātiōnem, from imāgō (“appearance, likeness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imaxinaˈθjon/ [i.ma.xi.naˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /imaxinaˈsjon/ [i.ma.xi.naˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: i‧ma‧gi‧na‧ción

Noun

imaginación f (plural imaginaciones)

1. imagination

   Synonym: magín

Related terms

• imagen
• imaginar
• imaginario
• imaginativo

Further reading

• “imaginación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025