Imagination | Mean of imagination in English Dictionary

/ɪˌmæʤəˈneɪʃən/

• Noun
• the ability to imagine things that are not real
1. You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.
2. His plans to build a new stadium are the product of pure imagination. [=they are not based on reality; they are not likely to happen]
3. children with vivid/fertile/overactive imaginations
4. The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.
5. He insists that these dangers are real and not just a figment of his imagination. [=something that he has imagined]
• the ability to think of new things
1. Her painting shows a great deal of imagination. [=creativity]
2. He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.
3. He has no imagination.
• something that only exists or happens in your mind
1. Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?

• to make someone very interested or excited
1. Her books have captured the imaginations of children from around the world.
2. The story caught the public imagination. [=the public became very interested in the story]
• to not show or describe all of the parts or details of (something)
1. Try to leave something to the imagination.
2. The movie's sex scenes leave nothing to the imagination. [=they show everything]
3. His explicit description of the crime scene left little to the imagination.