definition of Imaginations by The Free Dictionary

imagination · 1. the faculty or action of producing ideas, esp mental images of what is not present or has not been experienced · 2. mental creative ability · 3. Imaginations-definitionofImaginationsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/ImaginationsPrinterFriendly imagination(redirectedfromImaginations)Alsofoundin:Thesaurus,Medical,Idioms,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. i·mag·i·na·tion (ĭ-măj′ə-nā′shən)n.1.a.Theabilitytoformmentalimagesofthingsthatarenotpresenttothesensesornotconsideredtobereal:Theauthorusesherimaginationtocreateauniverseparalleltoourown.b.Theformationofsuchimages:achild'simaginationofmonsters.c.Oneofthesementalimages:"somesecretsense...which...tooktoitselfandtreasuredup...herthoughts,herimaginations,herdesires"(VirginiaWoolf).d.Themindviewedasthelocusorrepositoryofthisabilityortheseimages:"Thisstoryhadbeenrattlingaroundinmyimaginationforyears"(OrsonScottCard).2.Theabilitytoconfrontanddealwithrealitybyusingthecreativepowerofthemind;resourcefulness:handledtheproblemswithgreatimagination.3.Attention,interest,orenthusiasm:anexplorer'sordealthatcaughttheimaginationofthepublic.i·mag′i·na′tion·aladj.AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.imagination(ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən)n1.thefacultyoractionofproducingideas,espmentalimagesofwhatisnotpresentorhasnotbeenexperienced2.mentalcreativeability3.theabilitytodealresourcefullywithunexpectedorunusualproblems,circumstances,etc4.(Literary&LiteraryCriticalTerms)(inromanticliterarycriticism,espthatofS.T.Coleridge)acreativeactofperceptionthatjoinspassiveandactiveelementsinthinkingandimposesunityonthepoeticmaterial.Comparefancy9imˌagiˈnationaladjCollinsEnglishDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged,12thEdition2014©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1994,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2009,2011,2014im•ag•i•na•tion(ɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən)n.1.theactionorfacultyofformingmentalimagesorconceptsofwhatisnotactuallypresenttothesenses.2.creativetalentorability.3.theproductofimagining;aconceptionormentalcreation.4.abilitytofaceandresolvedifficulties;resourcefulness.[1300–50;MiddleEnglish