imagery
noun
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively.
imageries
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pluralof imagery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In each case, she examines her life through the lens of fairy tales, demonstrating how we can draw on their moralities and imageries to make sense of ourselves and our relationship to others.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
These are very real things, very real issues that we deal with, and the dope, almost simple act of just showing regular humans can counteract years of negative imageries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2021
As you pointed out, there are many beautiful imageries in science, and they are often produced during the course of conducting an experiment or as a way of presenting the result of said experiment.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2012
The houses are old; many of them very handsome, and rich with ornamental stucco-work,— 'All garlanded with carven imageries Of fruit and flowers and bunches of knot-grass.'
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various
At least, Martin thought so; but he did not know then that the windows of the soul let in imageries that depend more on mood than on reality.
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
