imagination
English Thesaurus
1. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | fancy, |
definition | : | a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | fantasy, phantasy, |
definition | : | imagination unrestricted by reality (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | dream, dreaming, |
definition | : | imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake (noun.cognition) |
2. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems (noun.cognition)
3. the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | representational process, |
definition | : | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | mind's eye, |
definition | : | the imaging of remembered or invented scenes (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | vision, |
definition | : | a vivid mental image (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | dream, dreaming, |
definition | : | a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | chimaera, chimera, |
definition | : | a grotesque product of the imagination (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | evocation, |
definition | : | imaginative re-creation (noun.cognition) |
4. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | imaginative, inventive, |
definition | : | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action (adj.all) |
5. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | resourceful, |
definition | : | having inner resources; adroit or imaginative (adj.all) |
6. the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)
7. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | imaginative, inventive, |
definition | : | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action (adj.all) |
8. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | resourceful, |
definition | : | having inner resources; adroit or imaginative (adj.all) |
9. the ability to form mental images of things or events (noun.cognition)
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