imagery
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imagery
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/
- /-ədʒɹi/
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.
noun imageries
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- Imitation work.
- Images in general, or en masse. Farrell Racette said she often feels conflicted about early imagery of Indigenous people. Early photography represented Indigenous people in problematic ways, she explained, and often these images became commercial objects — postcards and souvenirs to be bought and sold outside of the communities wh
- Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
- The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imaging, imagination, mental imagery, picture, graphic, graphics, art, photo, image, depiction, filming, photographing, photography, photograph, footage, pictures
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noun images in general
| 日本語 | 画像 gazō |
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noun work of imagination
| Deutsch | Einbildung, Geschöpf der Einbildung, Hirngespinst, Fantasieprodukt |
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noun rhetorical decoration
| Deutsch | Bildersprache |
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title = {imagery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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