imagery — visually descriptive language or mental pictures; the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: visually descriptive language or mental pictures; the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/
Korean meaning: 심상, 영상; 시각적 묘사 언어나 정신적 그림; 사물이나 행동, 생각을 나타내는 비유적 언어
Korean pronunciation: 이-미-저-리 (강세: 이)
Example Sentences
- The horror movie's dark imagery gave me nightmares for a week.
- My teacher said my essay lacked imagery, so I added seventeen rainbow unicorns dancing in the rain.
- Shakespeare's imagery in his sonnets paints emotions with words as beautifully as any painter with colors.
imagery
NOUN//ˈɪmɪdʒəri//
visually descriptive language or mental pictures; the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas
Mental pictures becoming vivid words
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'imagerie', derived from Old French 'imagerie', which comes from Latin 'imago' meaning 'image' or 'likeness'. The suffix '-ery' was added to denote a collection or practice of something.
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“The horror movie's dark imagery gave me nightmares for a week.”
“My teacher said my essay lacked imagery, so I added seventeen rainbow unicorns dancing in the rain.”
“Shakespeare's imagery in his sonnets paints emotions with words as beautifully as any painter with colors.”
“The chef's description was so full of food imagery that I started drooling during the menu reading.”
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