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Imagery

/-ədʒɹi/

The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.

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📖 Definitions of "Imagery"

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
Unreal show; imitation; appearance.

🔄 Synonyms of "Imagery"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
imaginationnoun	The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
mental imagerynoun	the ability to form mental images of things or events
imagingnoun	The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Imagery"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
imagingnoun	The technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.
imaginationnoun	The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
mental imagerynoun	the ability to form mental images of things or events
picturenoun	A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
graphicnoun	A drawing or picture.
graphicsnoun	(singular, computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.
artnoun	(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium.
photonoun	(informal) A photograph.
imagenoun	A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
depictionnoun	(countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
filmingnoun	The action of the verb to film.
photographingnoun	The taking of a photograph.
photographynoun	The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.
photographnoun	(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
footagenoun	(usually uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
picturesnoun	(UK, Ireland) cinema, movie theatre
videonoun	Television, a television show, or a movie.
visualnoun	Related to or affecting the vision.
imaginarynoun	Existing only in the imagination.
mrinoun	(especially medicine) Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging. [(uncountable) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.]