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imagination

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/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · im-ag-i-na-tion

The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

Meanings

nounliterary

The faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses.

نئی خیالات یا تصورات بنانے کی صلاحیت یا عمل، یا ایسے خارجی اشیاء کے تصورات جو حواس کے سامنے موجود نہیں ہیں۔

تصور

tasavvur

Synonyms

creativityvisionfantasyتخلیقیتنظریہخواب

Antonyms

realitytruthfactحقیقتسچدلیل

Common Collocations

  • vivid imagination
  • product of imagination
  • imagination runs wild

Example Sentences

Her imagination knows no bounds.

اس کی تصور کی کوئی حد نہیں ہے۔

Us ki tasavvur ki koi had nahi hai.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

تصور علم سے زیادہ اہم ہے۔

Tasavvur ilm se zyada ahmiyat rakhta hai.

The artist's imagination brought the painting to life.

فنکار کی تصور نے پینٹنگ کو زندگی بخشی۔

Fankar ki tasavvur ne painting ko zindagi bakshi.

Easily Confused With

imitation:Imitation refers to copying someone or something, while imagination involves creating original ideas or concepts.

Word Family

imagine
verbتصور کرنا
imaginary
adjectiveفرضی
imagining
verbتصور کرتے ہوئے

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine a world of endless possibilities.

A colorful world filled with creative ideas and fantastical creatures.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

زندگی خوابوں کے بغیر کیا ہے؟ تصور کی دنیا میں ہم سب ہیں آزاد۔

Zindagi khwabon ke baghair kya hai? Tasavvur ki duniya mein hum sab hain azaad.

What is life without dreams? In the world of imagination, we are all free.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

خوابوں کو حقیقت میں بدل دو۔

Khawabon ko haqeeqat mein badal do.

Turn dreams into reality.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "imaginatio" — the act of forming images

First known use: 14th century

The word 'imagination' entered the English language in the late Middle Ages, derived from the Latin term 'imaginatio', which refers to the process of imagining or forming mental images.