imagination A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #2990 Meanings 1 noun The ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind. You can picture almost anything if you use your imagination. 2 noun Creativity and the ability to think of new ideas. His imagination makes him a valuable member of the design team. 3 noun Something you imagine that is not real. You think someone is following you? That's just your imagination. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the ability to form... imaginativenessvision 2 noun · creativity and the ability... creativityinventiveness 3 noun · something you imagine that... notionimagining Word family Forms imaginations Derived forms counterimaginationimaginationalimaginationlessmisimaginationreimagination Common collocations fecund imagination Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation. ymaginacioun Middle English imaginacion Old French imāginātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # imagination **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 2990 ## Meanings 1. The ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind. 2. Creativity and the ability to think of new ideas. 3. Something you imagine that is not real. ## Examples - You can picture almost anything if you use your imagination. - His imagination makes him a valuable member of the design team. - You think someone is following you? That's just your imagination. ## Derived Forms - counterimagination - imaginational - imaginationless - misimagination - reimagination ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ymaginacioun - Root: imaginacion - Root: imāginātiō - Affix: -ation - act ## Etymology From Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation. ## AI Etymology Imagination comes from Middle English ymaginacioun, from Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō. Equivalent to imagine + -ation. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “The ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind” and “Creativity and the ability to think of new ideas”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Mind & Cognition markdown