imaginings

plural noun

imag·​in·​ings i-ˈmaj-niŋz How to pronounce imaginings (audio)
-ˈma-jə-
: products of the imagination : thoughts, images
formless imaginings of danger and terrorJack Shaefer

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Dia Art Foundation is known for collecting artists in depth and supporting their wildest imaginings—City, Michael Heizer’s sprawling epic in the Nevada desert, and Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field in New Mexico come to mind. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2023 The expansive imaginings of survivalist adaptations are matched by the production’s eerie visual allure, not least in the marine pulchritude of the cordyceps’ character design. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023 Corsage takes place in the months after the Empress’s 40th Birthday and is full of Kreutzer’s imaginings—based only loosely on a handpicked smattering of historical facts. Katie Bowman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2022 Their respective specialties are even better and also wilder in their imaginings. Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for imaginings

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ymagynynges, plural of the gerund of ymaginen "to imagine"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of imaginings was in the 15th century

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“Imaginings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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imaginings

plural noun
imag·​in·​ings
im-ˈaj(ə-)niŋz
: products of the imagination : thoughts, images
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