imaginary being vs imagination

imagination vs imaginary being

imaginary being and imagination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imaginary being	Yes	No	No	No
imagination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imagination is a hypernym of imaginary being; that is, imagination is a word with a broader meaning than imaginary being:

imaginary being: a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
imagination: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

Other hypernyms of imaginary being include imaginativeness, vision.

imaginary being (noun)	imagination (noun)
a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction	the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
	the ability to form mental images of things or events
	the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

Difference between imaginary being and imagination

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