noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The characteristic of being imaginative. uncountable
2. 2
   the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

conceitfancyfantasyflight of fancyimaginationimagination

Etymology

From imaginative + -ness.

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