imagery

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image +‎ -ry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/, /-ədʒɹi/, /ˈɪmɪd͡ʒəɹi/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪˈmedʒ(ə)ri/ === Noun === imagery (countable and uncountable, plural imageries) The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects. Imitation work. Images in general, or en masse. (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Noun === imagery alternative form of ymagerie