imagery

English

/ˈɪmɪdʒɹi/

noun
Definitions
  • The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
  • Imitation work.
  • Images in general, or en masse.
  • (figuratively) 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ymagerie derived from Middle French imagerie affix from English image.

Origin

English

image

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