Imagery

//ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the ability to form mental images of things or events wordnet
  3. 3
    Imitation work. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Images in general, or en masse. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Unreal show; imitation; appearance. countable, figuratively, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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imaginationallusionalphabetapparitionartasiaticism

Example

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"Italian film director Federico Fellini was known to have used imagery from his dreams as inspiration for scenes in some of his films."

Etymology

From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.

Related phrases

imagery rescriptingen massein general

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