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imagination
[/ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/]
noun
feminine
pl: imaginations
imaginação
1.
The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses
She used her imagination to create a wonderful story.
Ela usou sua imaginação para criar uma história maravilhosa.
2.
The ability to be creative or inventive
The artist's imagination was evident in every painting.
A imaginação do artista era evidente em cada pintura.
3.
A mental image or picture formed by the mind
It was purely a product of his imagination.
Era puramente um produto de sua imaginação.
Synonyms
creativity
inventiveness
fancy
vision
ingenuity
Antonyms
reality
fact
literalness
unimaginativeness
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
imaginação
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
imaginação
No regional variation
Rio de Janeiro
imaginação
No regional variation
Portugal
imaginação
Standard European Portuguese usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
use your imagination
capture someone's imagination
beyond imagination
figment of one's imagination
wild imagination
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