Imagination

/ɪmˌæd‍ʒɪnˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˌɪˌmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

[noun]

Imagination

[NOUN]

something that is formed in the mind and does not exist in reality

synonyms : imaginativeness

vision

the ability to form mental images of things or events

synonyms : imagery

imaging

mental imagery

the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

synonyms : resource

resourcefulness

Examples

1. Children often feel unsafe in the dark due to their active imaginations.

2. By no stretch of the imagination does the factory operate efficiently.

3. I do not know what the interpreter said, but under no circumstances did I mean that I had a problem with you, not by any stretch of the imagination.

4. "The reader should have imagination."