ymaginacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• imaginacion, imaginacioun, imagynacioun, ymaginacion, ymaginacioune, ymagynacion, ymagynacioun, ymagynacyone

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

• “imā̆ǧināciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.