imaginings
Products of fancy
Imaginings are things imagined—mental pictures, fantasies, or speculations that exist only in the mind.
The word usually appears in plural form and often carries a slightly literary or dramatic tone: Her darkest imaginings couldn't have prepared her for the truth.
It suggests active mental creation rather than passive thought, frequently tinged with worry, desire, or creativity: the fevered imaginings of a novelist.
Capacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- innovationCreating something original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
originality · conception · inspiration · muse · eureka · epiphany · breakthrough · spark
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- fantasizingImagining desired scenarios
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
- mind-wanderingUnfocused, spontaneous thought
musing · contemplation · introspection · escapism · preoccupation · absentmindedness · meditation · stargazing
Internal visual representation
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- picturingForming mental images
- conceivingForming in the mind
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
vision · perception · projection · envisioning · conjuring · mind's eye · apparition · hallucination
Body of traditional tales
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
enchantment · magic · sorcery · witchcraft · dragon · unicorn · wizard · goblin
Guess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- theorizingForming unproven explanations
- notionImprecise mental impression
wondering · what-if · possibility · scenario · projection · anticipation · prediction · guesswork
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
- innovationCreating something original
ingenuity · originality · conception · inspiration · muse · eureka · epiphany · breakthrough · spark · visionary
reverie
Abstracted, pleasant daydream
- fantasizingImagining desired scenarios
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
- musingsLeisurely contemplative thoughts
mind-wandering · musing · contemplation · introspection · escapism · preoccupation · absentmindedness · meditation · stargazing · whimsy
mental image
Internal visual representation
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- picturingForming mental images
- conceivingForming in the mind
conceptualization · vision · perception · projection · envisioning · conjuring · mind's eye · apparition · hallucination · mirage
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
lore · enchantment · magic · sorcery · witchcraft · dragon · unicorn · wizard · goblin · castle
conjecture
Guess from limited facts
- suppositionBelief without proof
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- theorizingForming unproven explanations
notion · wondering · what-if · possibility · scenario · projection · anticipation · prediction · guesswork · surmise
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, deep in thought, musings
- imaginationdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, fantasy, dreams
- thoughtsthought, idea, thoughts, ideas, thinking
- mental imagerymental image, mental picture, mind's eye, inner vision, visual imagery
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
- apparitionsghosts, phantoms, specters, wraiths, shades
imaginingsperceptions
Mental readings of reality
observations · sensations · sensory experiences · memories · recollections
imaginingsrealities
Things that exist
actualities · facts · truths · hard facts · certainties