imagination meaning and definition

IMAGINATION noun

Definition of imagination (noun)

1. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
   • "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"
   • synonyms: imaginativeness, vision
2. the ability to form mental images of things or events
   • "he could still hear her in his imagination"
   • synonyms: imagery, imaging, mental imagery
3. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
   • "a man of resource"
   • synonyms: resource, resourcefulness