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Imagery has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the ability to form mental images of things or events

"he could still hear her in his imagination"

2

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

"The museum exhibit featured stunning imagery, showcasing detailed sculptures and paintings that brought ancient myths to life."

In plain English: Imagery is language that creates vivid mental pictures for you to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste while reading something written down.

"The author used vivid imagery to describe the sunset over the ocean."

Usage: Imagery refers to descriptive language that appeals to the senses, such as visual details in literature rather than literal pictures created by an artist. Use this word when discussing how words create mental images instead of referring to actual photographs or paintings.

Example Sentences
"The author used vivid imagery to describe the sunset over the ocean." noun
"The painting uses vivid imagery to bring the stormy night to life." noun
"His poetry relies heavily on strong visual imagery to describe nature." noun
"She appreciated the rich cultural imagery found in traditional folk stories." noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
representational process
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mind's eye vision picturing dream chimera evocation pretense

Origin

The word imagery comes from the Middle English term ymagerie, which was borrowed directly from Middle French. It originally referred specifically to a collection of religious pictures or paintings before evolving into its modern sense of mental images and descriptive language.

Rhyming Words
ery aery tery very jery eery mery yery query dyery avery onery every veery wiery apery emery peery faery beery
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