imagination

IPA: ɪmædʒʌnˈeɪʃʌn

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
Creativity; resourcefulness.
A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.

Examples of "imagination" in Sentences

The name catches the imagination.
They are not figments of the imagination
This stimulated the imagination of the architect.
The word imagination derives from the idea of imaging.
The exhibits help foster creativity and use of the imagination.
As an entrepreneur, my imagination is a cornerstone of my success.
Yet the framing of hypothesis is no mere random guesswork; it is left not to the imagination alone, but to the _scientific imagination_.
It's an illusion of course -- that particular romance of America; the endless promise of the road that exists in imagination, is now, in reality, book ended by a bankrupt state.
The only way out of this difficulty is to look upon the imagination as itself active and expressive in _verbal imagination_, and language as the language of _intuition_, not of the intelligence.
However, at home, vacations, my office at lunch - I love seeing a nicely sculpted male on the cover, and I do prefer a little more semi-naked ... my imagination is an overachiever only does fabulously well with just a little hint.
People who blindly criticize the books for “promoting witchcraft” are completely missing the (obvious) point of them and all fantasy fiction – allegories for real life and values that can be learned from them, as well as learning that your imagination is a GOOD thing.