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 word imagination derives from the idea of imaging.
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.