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# vivid imagination

phrase (noun phrase, «a vivid imagination»)

«vivid imagination» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, polite) someone tells fibs or invents things, or daydreams too much.
2. (literal, positive) the ability to imagine things clearly and creatively.

### In the lessons

Teachers in school reports, parents and polite adults use «has a vivid imagination» to hint that a child makes things up, kindly. It can also be pure praise for creative writing. All English-speaking countries.

### Examples

- (school report) Tom has a very vivid imagination.
- (parent) "There's a tiger in the garden!" "You have a vivid imagination."
- (police, ironic) The witness has a rather vivid imagination.
- (praise) Her stories show a vivid imagination.
- (chat) my little sister says she saw a ghost, she has a vivid imagination lol
- (teacher) Use your vivid imagination to describe a dragon.

### Note

Trap: praise for a story, but on a report or when someone is telling an unlikely tale, it can hint «tells fibs». Context and tone decide.