noun

imagery

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noun

Pictures or visual representations considered as a group, especially photos or scans.

"The news report included satellite imagery of the flooding."

Descriptive language in writing or speech that creates vivid mental pictures.

"The poem is full of imagery about the changing seasons."

How to Use Imagery

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither a collection of pictures, or vivid, descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind.

Common pairings

vivid imagery satellite imagery religious imagery

imageries plural

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The news report included satellite _____ of the flooding.

From Middle French imagerie, built from "image" plus the suffix "-ry," originally referring to the craft of making pictures or statues.

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