imagination
Translation
imagination, creativity, inventiveness
Examples
He has a very vivid imagination.
He has a very vivid imagination.
It was just a trick of my imagination.
It was just a trick of my imagination.
Grammar Patterns
((a/an) ... ~) a certain type of imagination He has a vivid imagination.
((sb.'s) ~) someone's imagination It was a trick of my imagination.
Similar Words
Synonyms: creativity, fantasy, inventiveness; Antonyms: reality, fact
Etymology
From Latin 'imaginatio' (a fancy), from 'imaginari' (to picture oneself), from 'imago' (an image).
Memory Tips
Think of creating an 'image' in your 'nation' (your mind). That's your imagination.