Synonyms for imagery

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-ij-ree, im-i-juh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm ɪdʒ ri, ˈɪm ɪ dʒə ri

Définition of imagery

Origin : mid-14c., "piece of sculpture, carved figures," from Old French imagerie (13c.), from imagier "painter," from image (see image (n.)). Meaning "ornate description" (in poetry, etc.) is from 1580s.

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Example sentences :

His style is often rough but expressive and rich in imagery.
Extract from : « Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark » by Jens Christian Aaberg

In general it may be said that the power, or at least the use, of imagery decreases with age.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

Answer all these questions by referring to your imagery alone.
Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts

We may say that imagery is to thinking what scaffolding is to architecture.
Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman

Tactual imagery would, of course, serve the purpose as well.
Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman

Getting as it were into her stride, she took a bolder line of imagery.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

To lead the pupils to appreciate the music and imagery of the poem.
Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature » by Ontario Ministry of Education

Nature cannot grieve, but we appreciate the beauty of the imagery.
Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature » by Ontario Ministry of Education

"Your imagery is really charming," remarked Hortebise sarcastically.
Extract from : « Caught In The Net » by Emile Gaboriau

What—having the gift of imagery—should we by preference endeavour to image?
Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin

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