Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imagery

/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
im-agery
IPA
/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Imitation work.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Images in general, or en masse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Unreal show; imitation; appearance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ymagerie, imagerie

Usage

Inflected Forms

imageries (plural)

Derived Forms

afterimagery microimagery neuroimagery orthoimagery phosphoimagery stereoimagery

Phrases

imagery rescripting

Synonyms

imagination imaging mental imagery

Questions

How do you pronounce imagery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/.
What does imagery mean?
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
Where does imagery come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce imagery

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