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Imagines

/ɪˈmeɪdʒɪniːz/

The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.

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noun

1
The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
2
An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Imagines"

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Word	Definition
envisageverb	To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
ideateverb	To generate an idea.
thinkverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
guessverb	To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
supposeverb	(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
reckonverb	(colloquial) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause
conceive ofverb	form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
believesverb	(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
collectsverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
envisagesverb	To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.
envisionsverb	(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.
fantasisesverb	(intransitive) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
figuresnoun	A drawing or diagram conveying information.
perceivesverb	(transitive) To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
thinksverb	(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
visualizesverb	(transitive) To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
conceivesverb	(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
dreams	an American sitcom that aired on CBS from October 3 to October 31, 1984.
fantasizesverb	(intransitive) To indulge in fantasy; to imagine things only possible in fantasy.
picturesnoun	(UK, Ireland) cinema, movie theatre