figment of one's imagination
figment of one's imagination noun: a product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.
Noun
figment of one's imagination (plural figments of one's imagination)
- A product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.
- Near-synonyms: hallucination, mirage
- How much would you expect, if commissioned to go into the heart of mahometan worship, and to say to them, your prophet was an impostor, your koran is a lie, and all your hopes of a sensual paradise a mere figment of your imagination?1821, Stephen Chapin, The Duty of Living for the Good of Posterity - A Sermon, Delivered at North-Yarmouth, December, 22, 1820, in Commemoration of the Close of the Second Century from the Landing of...
- Synonyms:
- hallucination, mirage
Synonyms of figment of one's imagination
Forms of figment of one's imagination
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Questions about figment of one's imagination
- What does figment of one's imagination mean?
- Figment of one's imagination means a product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.
- What part of speech is figment of one's imagination?
- Figment of one's imagination is a noun.
- What is the plural of figment of one's imagination?
- The plural of figment of one's imagination is figments of one's imagination.
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