[imag.i.na.tion] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L imagination-, imaginatio, fr. imaginari] (14c) 1: the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality
2. a: creative ability b: ability to confront and deal with a problem: resourcefulness c: the thinking or active mind: interest "stories that fired the ~" 3 a: a creation of the mind; esp: an idealized or poetic creation b: fanciful or empty assumption