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Phantasielosigkeit

lack of imagination

noun fan-ta-ZEE-lo-zig-kayt Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

unimaginativeness

Usage Note

Phantasielosigkeit (also Fantasielosigkeit) describes a deficit in creative or imaginative thinking. It is used critically of persons, institutions, or policies that lack innovative vision. The colloquial adjective is phantasielos.

Examples

"Die Lösung wirkte trotz allem wie pure Phantasielosigkeit."

Natural Translation

Despite everything the solution seemed like sheer lack of imagination.

Literal Translation

The solution appeared despite everything like pure unimaginativeness.

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