imagery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/
- /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/
- (US) audio
- /-ədʒɹi/
Etymology
From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- (countable, uncountable) Imitation work.
- (countable, uncountable) Images in general, or en masse.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
- (countable, uncountable) The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- (countable, uncountable) Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imageries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microimagery · imagery rescripting · phosphoimagery · afterimagery · orthoimagery · stereoimagery · neuroimagery
Translations (20)
de Bildersprache (rhetorical decoration) · ca imatgeria (work) · id citra (images in general) · bg образен език (rhetorical decoration) · de Einbildung (work of imagination) · fi kuvasto (images in general) · bg образи (images in general) · de Geschöpf der Einbildung (work of imagination) · fi kuvaaminen (work) · sv bildspråk (rhetorical decoration) · id perumpamaan (work) · id citraan (images in general) · id tamsil (work) · fi mielikuvitus (work of imagination) · fi kuvat (images in general) · de Hirngespinst (work of imagination) · fi maalailu (rhetorical decoration) · fi kuvailu (rhetorical decoration) · de Fantasieprodukt (work of imagination) · ja 画像 (images in general)