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imagery

noun SAT

English meaning
Language that creates pictures or sensations in the reader’s mind through the senses.
Example
The poem’s imagery of frost and silver light creates a cold, still mood.
Common collocations
vivid imagery; visual imagery
Word family
image

Translation

  • 한국어이미지 (심상), 형상화
  • 中文意象
  • 日本語イメージ(心象)
  • ไทยจินตภาพ
  • Bahasa Indonesiacitraan
  • Tiếng Việthình ảnh (tu từ)
  • Русскийобразность
  • हिन्दीबिंब-विधान

Meanings and translations are AUSLEX editorial drafts. Usage can vary by region, age and situation.