imagination

noun

1. 1

   the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

   popular imagination created a world of demons

   imagination reveals what the world could be

2. 2

   the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

   a man of resource

3. 3

   the ability to form mental images of things or events

   he could still hear her in his imagination