ymaginacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French imaginacion, ymaginacion, from Latin imāginātiō; equivalent to ymagynen + -acioun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imad͡ʒiˌnaːsiˈuːn/, /iˌmaːd͡ʒiːnaːsjun/

Noun

ymaginacioun (plural ymaginaciouns)

  1. The ability to perceive images in the mind; visualisation:
    1. The ability to create mental images; imagination.
    2. The construction of false mental images; fantasizing
  2. A mental image; something imagined:
    1. (rare) A false mental image; an illusion or hallucination.
  3. Cleverness, craft, creativity; mental acuity or its use:
    1. Plotting, contriving, scheming; the making of a (devious) plan.
    2. Falsification, fraud, deceit; the use of lies.
  4. A notion; something held or thought in the mind:
    1. (rare) A belief or viewpoint; something supposed.
    2. (rare) Advance knowledge, prevision.
  5. (rare) A device, artifice, or contrivance.

Descendants

  • English: imagination

References

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