Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imagination

/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
imag-i-na-tion
IPA
/ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Creativity; resourcefulness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

imaginations (plural)

Derived Forms

counterimagination imaginational imaginationless misimagination reimagination

Phrases

by any stretch of the imagination by no stretch of imagination by no stretch of the imagination figment of one's imagination leave little to the imagination leave nothing to the imagination leave to the imagination sociological imagination

Synonyms

conception notion imagining creativity fancy imaginativeness invention inventiveness

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce imagination?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/.
What does imagination mean?
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.
Where does imagination come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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