imagery
nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi//
- //-ədʒɹi//
- //ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi//
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
noun
- 1
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- 2
Imitation work.
- 3
Images in general, or en masse.
- 4
figurativeUnreal show; imitation; appearance.
- 5
The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- 6
Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
Etymology
From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.
Forms
- plural
- imageries
illustrious · Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.Im · irregular galaxy with no coherent structureimage · A visual or other representation of the external form of…
imagery · The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
imaginary · Existing only in the imagination.imagination · The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally…imaginative · Having a lively or creative imagination.