Imagination - English meaning

ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Imagination – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.
Usage examples:
She'd never been blessed with a vivid imagination
Synonims:
Imaginative facultyCreative powerFancyMind's eyeInterestFascinationAttentionPassionCuriosityPreoccupation

noun
The ability to form mental pictures of people or things, or to have new ideas
Usage examples:
Rafael has a very active imagination (= has many ideas).

noun
The ability to form pictures in the mind
Usage examples:
Vivid imagination my younger son has a very vivid (= active) imagination., i can never make up stor…

noun
Something that you think exists or is true, although in fact it is not real or true
Usage examples:
Was she paying him a lot of attention or was it just my imagination?, is it my imagination or is da…

noun
The ability to think of new ideas
Usage examples:
It's a job that needs someone with a bit of imagination.

Imagination translation into English

Imagination: translate from English into Chinese

想像力, 假想, 空想

Imagination: translate from English into Dutch

Verbeelding, Verbeeldingskracht, Voorstellingsvermogen, Voorstelling, Inbeelding

Imagination: translate from English into French

Imagination, Fantaisie

Imagination: translate from English into German

Vorstellung, Phantasie, Imagination, Fantasie, Vorstellungskraft, Einbildungskraft, Einbildung

Imagination: translate from English into Hindi

कल्पना, विचार, गुमान, कल्पित वस्तु, कल्पना-शक्ति, सूझ-बूझ, भावना

Imagination: translate from English into Italian

Immaginazione, Fantasia

Imagination: translate from English into Korean

상상력, 상상, 생각

Imagination: translate from English into Russian

Воображение, Фантазия, Образ, Творческая фантазия

Imagination: translate from English into Spanish

Imaginación, Imaginativa, Inventiva

Word origin

Middle English: via Old French from Latin imaginatio(n- ), from the verb imaginari ‘picture to oneself’, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.

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Imagination – similar words

imaginable

ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.bəl

adjective
Possible to be thought of or believed.
Usage examples:
The most spectacular views imaginable

adjective
Possible, or able to be imagined
Usage examples:
They sell every flavor of ice cream imaginable.

adjective
Possible to think of
Usage examples:
The school offers courses in every subject imaginable., ice cream of every imaginable flavour

Imaginable - all meanings in English

Imagination synonims

attention

əˈten.ʃən

noun
Notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important.
Usage examples:
He drew attention to three spelling mistakes

noun
The act of directing the mind to listen, see, or understand; notice
Usage examples:
In order to learn anything, you have to pay attention., it’s hard to command the attention of 23 ei…

noun
Written on an envelope or at the top of a letter to show who should read it
Usage examples:
Letters should be marked for the attention of jane mills.

Attention - all meanings in English

curiosity

ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti

noun
A strong desire to know or learn something.
Usage examples:
Filled with curiosity, she peered through the window

noun
An eager desire to know or learn about something
Usage examples:
Just out of curiosity i decided to go through the files., the museum had a collection of mummies an…

noun
An eager wish to know or learn about something
Usage examples:
Satisfy someone's curiosity give your child just enough information to satisfy their curiosity., ar…

Curiosity - all meanings in English

fancy

ˈfæn.si

adjective
Elaborate in structure or decoration.
Usage examples:
The furniture was very fancy

verb
Feel a desire or liking for.
Usage examples:
Do you fancy a drink?

noun
A superficial or transient feeling of liking or attraction.
Usage examples:
This was no passing fancy, but a feeling he would live by

Fancy - all meanings in English

fascination

ˌfæs.ənˈeɪ.ʃən

noun
The power to fascinate someone; the quality of being fascinating.
Usage examples:
Television has always held a fascination for me

noun
The fact of finding someone or something fascinating
Usage examples:
Fascination with miller's fascination with medieval art dates from her childhood., hold a fascinati…

Fascination - all meanings in English

interest

ˈɪn.trest

noun
The feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
Usage examples:
She looked about her with interest

verb
Excite the curiosity or attention of (someone).
Usage examples:
I thought the book might interest eliot

noun
The feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something
Usage examples:
I've always had an interest in astronomy., he never seems to show any interest in his children., un…

Interest - all meanings in English

passion

noun
Strong and barely controllable emotion.
Usage examples:
A man of impetuous passion

Passion - all meanings in English

preoccupation

noun
The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.
Usage examples:
He began to overcome his preoccupation with germs

noun
The thing you think about most
Usage examples:
[ u ] his preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.

Preoccupation - all meanings in English

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