Vorstellungskraft

imagination

noun FOR-shtel-oongs-kraft Less Common

Also means

imaginative power

Usage Note

Vorstellungskraft is the mental power to imagine, a compound of Vorstellung (mental image) and Kraft (power). It is largely used in the singular; a near synonym is Einbildungskraft. Common collocation: die Vorstellungskraft anregen.

Examples

"Das übersteigt meine Vorstellungskraft völlig."

Natural Translation

That completely exceeds my imagination.

Literal Translation

That exceeds my imagination-power completely.

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