French Conversation · Level 1
82 words
French word
imagination
Pronunciation
IPA/imaʒinasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounimagination
Example
Il a beaucoup d'imagination.
He has plenty of imagination.
More examples
Je manque d'imagination pour inventer une histoire.
I lack the imagination to invent a story.
Core concept
A mental workshop that creates images, stories, and possibilities beyond what is directly present.
Common phrases
avoir de l'imagination
to have imagination
manquer d'imagination
to lack imagination
faire preuve d'imagination
to show imagination
Similar words
créativité: The capacity for producing original ideas and approaches.
fantaisie: Unrestricted imaginative thoughts detached from reality.
rêve: Images or events experienced in the mind while asleep.
création: The process of producing something new, such as a work of art.
Definition in French
Pouvoir mental qui permet d'inventer des images, des histoires ou des idées sans référence directe au réel.
Word origin
French imagination descends through Old French from Latin imaginatio, based on imaginari, 'to form a mental image,' from imago, 'image'.
Usage tips
- Imagination is feminine in French, so the forms are une imagination and beaucoup d'imagination.
Other meanings
- fantasynoun
Related words
- imaginerimagineverb
- imaginaireimaginaryadjective
- imaginatifimaginativeadjective