imagination


Definition: Meaning of, imagination in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˌmadʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n /

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imagination imaginations
  1. [uncountable and countable] the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind
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  2. be (a figment of) somebody's imagination to be something that someone imagines, not something that really exists or happens
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  3. in somebody's imagination only existing or happening in someone's mind, not in real life
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  4. capture/catch somebody's imagination to make people feel very interested and excited
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  5. leave something to somebody's imagination to deliberately not describe something because you think someone can guess or imagine it
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  6. leave little/nothing to the imagination if someone's clothes leave little or nothing to the imagination, the clothes are very thin or are worn in a way that shows the person's body
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  7. leave little/nothing to the imagination if something sexual or violent is described in a way that leaves nothing to the imagination, it is described in too much detail
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  8. use your imagination spoken used to tell someone that they can easily guess the answer to a question, so you should not need to tell them
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imagination used in phrases