imagination

Definitions of imagination
  1. noun
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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    mort
    the personification of death
    lilliputien
    a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
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    lieu imaginaire
    a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
    fantastique
    imagination unrestricted by reality
    rêve
    imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
    créature imaginaire, être imaginaire
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
    féerie
    the enchanted realm of fairies
    ciel, paradis
    the abode of God and the angels
    enfers
    (religion) the world of the dead
    projet illusoire, rêve
    a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
    rêve
    absentminded dreaming while awake
    créature hypothétique
    a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist
    être mythique
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
    géant
    an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
    monstre
    an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
    fictionnalité
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
    licorne
    an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
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    capacité créatrice, créativité
    the ability to create
  2. noun
    a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
  3. noun
    something many people believe that is false
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    idée fausse
    an incorrect conception
  4. noun
    a collection of resources
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    inventivité, originalité
    the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
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