human imagination

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandimagination

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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imagination
noun
uk
/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪˌmædʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the ability to form pictures in ...
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(Definition ofhumanandimaginationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhuman imagination

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Like dragons, the machines threaten thehumanimaginationby controlling the workers.
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An architectural space that makes room for the unfolding ofhumanimaginationis our objective.
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Language, however, is not like that, but is entirely a creation of thehumanimagination.
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It does not even determine the order of representations, sincehumanimaginationcan reverse this order.
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Its opening fanfares are appropriately celebratory, but the title refers tohumanimaginationand the garden of the mind.
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They have wanted, he claims, to ground faith on history, on thehumanimagination, or on pure rational reflection.
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That is the nature ofhumanimagination.
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But even there, we have to keep our social andhumanimaginationactive.
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More specific principles, based on narrow causal mechanisms, may do better in this regard but also may lack the metaphoric qualities of the broader principles in sparkinghumanimagination.
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He does, famously, appeal to the impartial spectator upon which he grounds his normative claims, but the spectator is limited by thehumanimaginationand is an imperfect ground.
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It is a sliver of time so thin that it is too difficult for thehumanimaginationto grasp.
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Midnight has a particular importance inhumanimaginationand culture.
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The resurrected bodies will show beauty beyondhumanimagination.
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The relation of art tohumanimaginationand public life is not revolutionised by digital technology; rather, the latter is interpreted by the former.
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It is literally true that thehumanimaginationcannot comprehend the full extent of human misery contained in a figure of that magnitude.
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This makes the rattleback a physical curiosity that has excitedhumanimaginationsince prehistorical times.
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But this is not yet reason, becausehumanimaginationis different.
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It shows how the concept has developed in thehumanimaginationthrough history.
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It baffleshumanimagination, leading many to call it a divine mystery.
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I believe the reason is that the life of a tree is often longer than the life of a man, andhumanimaginationis sometimes a little weak.
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For in the end, the narrator's friend discloses to his baffled audience that this device is nothing buthumanimagination.
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You exceed anythinghumanimaginationhas the power to conceive, achieving deeds without parallel in the history of mankind.
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It is beyondhumanimaginationto suppose that pressure will not be brought to bear upon many tenants and licensees to bring about changes that they do not want.
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While emphasising the ability of thehumanimaginationto uncover truth through a study of nature, the poem also questions religious certainty.
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This basic pattern is not a pure product ofhumanimagination, but also occurs of less geometrical precision in nature (see image at the right).
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