imagineeringn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌmadʒᵻˈnɪərɪŋ/,

/ᵻˌmadʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ᵻˈmædʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: imagine v., engineering n.

Etymology: Blend of imagine v. and engineering n. Compare imagineer n., and slightly later imagineer v.

The process of devising and implementing a new or highly imaginative technology, concept, etc. Also (esp. in early use): the process of envisaging possible technological developments. Cf. imagineer n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [noun]

invention?a1505

imagination1509

wit-craft1573

inventa1605

contrivance1659

creativity1659

inventibility1662

inventiveness1668

originality1742

creativeness1805

constructiveness1815

construction1826

imagineering1942

1942 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. 18/6 Sermons That Will Be Heard in the Churches of the City Tomorrow... The Rev. Lyman R. Hartley on ‘Christian “Imagineering”’.

1945 Rotarian Jan. 16/1 Yet, with a little imagineering it is not impossible to say what could happen, what the planes of tomorrow may be like.

1969 Sci. Jrnl. May 24 (advt.) An idea like this is a real possibility to the Turner and Newall group, where new ideas are made to work. We call it imagineering—forward thinking engineered into profitable realities.

1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Feb. 45/1 Company watchers say the strong theme park results are mostly the result of a new era of ‘imagineering’ which began in 1984.

1996 Fast Company June 62/1 The whoosh effect is 25% engineering and 75% imagineering—using the Net to dramatize, promote, and popularize innovations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imagineering
释义	imagineeringn. Brit. /ᵻˌmadʒᵻˈnɪərɪŋ/, /ᵻˌmadʒəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻˈmædʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: imagine v., engineering n. Etymology: Blend of imagine v. and engineering n. Compare imagineer n., and slightly later imagineer v. The process of devising and implementing a new or highly imaginative technology, concept, etc. Also (esp. in early use): the process of envisaging possible technological developments. Cf. imagineer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > inventive or creative faculty > [noun] invention?a1505 imagination1509 wit-craft1573 inventa1605 contrivance1659 creativity1659 inventibility1662 inventiveness1668 originality1742 creativeness1805 constructiveness1815 construction1826 imagineering1942 1942 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. 18/6 Sermons That Will Be Heard in the Churches of the City Tomorrow... The Rev. Lyman R. Hartley on ‘Christian “Imagineering”’. 1945 Rotarian Jan. 16/1 Yet, with a little imagineering it is not impossible to say what could happen, what the planes of tomorrow may be like. 1969 Sci. Jrnl. May 24 (advt.) An idea like this is a real possibility to the Turner and Newall group, where new ideas are made to work. We call it imagineering—forward thinking engineered into profitable realities. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 18 Feb. 45/1 Company watchers say the strong theme park results are mostly the result of a new era of ‘imagineering’ which began in 1984. 1996 Fast Company June 62/1 The whoosh effect is 25% engineering and 75% imagineering—using the Net to dramatize, promote, and popularize innovations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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