IMAGINATION


Meaning of IMAGINATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˌma-jə-ˈnā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin imagination-, imaginatio, from imaginari

Date: 14th century

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

use your imagination and get us out of here

c. : the thinking or active mind : interest

stories that fired the imagination

3.

a. : a creation of the mind ; especially : an idealized or poetic creation

b. : fanciful or empty assumption

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.