imagination vs imaginary being

imaginary being vs imagination

imagination and imaginary being both are nouns.

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

As nouns, imaginary being is a hyponym of imagination; that is, imaginary being is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imagination:

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

Other hyponyms of imagination include fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place, fancy, fantasy, phantasy, dream, dreaming, imaginary creature.

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

Difference between imagination and imaginary being

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