Imagination Vocabulary

noun a series of pleasant thoughts that distract one's attention from the present

verb to indulge in pleasant daydreams

• She often found herself lost in a daydream during long meetings.
• I like to daydream about winning the lottery and traveling the world.
• I was totally daydreaming about my crush in class today.
• His mind was always off in a daydream, never fully present in reality.

verb to imagine or indulge in fantasy; to daydream

• Some individuals fantasize about achieving great success in their careers.
• I often fantasize about winning the lottery and traveling the world.
• My friends and I always fantasize about throwing the ultimate party.
• The artist's painting allowed viewers to fantasize about a world beyond their own.

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'figment' and 'imagination' are both nouns.

preposition a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'of' is a preposition.

article an article is a word that is used to modify a noun. In this case, 'the' is an article.

• The idea that unicorns exist is simply a figment of the imagination.
• I think the story about aliens visiting Earth is just a figment of the imagination.
• Dude, that conspiracy theory is totally a figment of the imagination.
• The notion that money grows on trees is just a figment of the imagination.

noun a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination

• The idea of time travel remains a mere figment of the imagination in the scientific community.
• I always thought unicorns were just a figment of fairy tales until I saw one in a movie.
• I thought my friend's story about meeting a celebrity was just a figment of his imagination.
• His dreams of becoming a famous musician were just a figment of his ambition.

noun a fanciful or unrealistic idea or notion

• Her idea of starting a business with no experience seemed like a flight of fancy.
• Tom's plan to become a famous actor overnight is just a flight of fancy.
• I thought about quitting my job and traveling the world, but it was just a flight of fancy.
• His dreams of becoming a rockstar were nothing more than a flight of fancy.

noun A figment is a product of the imagination, something that is invented or imagined

pronoun One's is a possessive pronoun indicating that the imagination belongs to a specific person

preposition Of is a preposition that shows the relationship between 'figment' and 'imagination'

• The idea of time travel being possible is often dismissed as a figment of one's imagination by scientists.
• I always thought the Loch Ness Monster was just a figment of one's imagination.
• People say that aliens are just a figment of one's imagination, but I believe they're out there.
• The concept of true love seemed like a figment of one's imagination until I met you.