Definition of 'image'
Word forms: plural images
1. countable noun
If you have an image of something or someone, you have a picture or idea of them in your mind.
2. countable noun [oft with poss]
The image of a person, group, or organization is the way that they appear to other people.
4. countable noun
[formal]
5.
6. See also mirror image
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image in British English
noun
2.
an optically formed reproduction of an object, such as one formed by a lens or mirror
3.
a person or thing that resembles another closely; double or copy
4.
a mental representation or picture; idea produced by the imagination
5.
the personality presented to the public by a person, organization, etc
a criminal charge is not good for a politician's image
See also corporate image 7. psychology
the mental experience of something that is not immediately present to the senses, often involving memory
See also imagery, body image, hypnagogic image11. mathematics
a.
(of a point) the value of a function, f(x), corresponding to the point x
b.
the range of a function
verb (transitive)
13.
to picture in the mind; imagine
14.
to make or reflect an image of
16.
to portray or describe
17.
to be an example or epitome of; typify
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Derived forms
imageable (ˈimageable) adjective
imageless (ˈimageless)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French imagene, from Latin imāgō copy, representation; related to Latin imitārī to imitateWord Frequency
image in American English
noun
2.
the visual impression of something produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction through a lens, etc.
3.
a person or thing very much like another; copy; counterpart; likeness
4.
a.
a mental picture of something; conception; idea; impression
b. US
the concept of a person, product, institution, etc. held by the general public, often one deliberately
created or modified by publicity, advertising, propaganda, etc.
7.
a figure of speech; esp., a metaphor or simile
8. Psychoanalysis
a picture or likeness of a person, as of a parent, usually idealized, constructed in the unconscious and remaining there; imago
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈimaged or ˈimaging
9.
to make a representation or imitation of; portray, delineate, etc.
10.
to reflect; mirror
11.
to picture in the mind; imagine
12.
to be a symbol or type of
13.
to describe graphically, vividly, or with figures of speech
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Derived forms
imager (ˈimager)
noun
Word origin
OFr < imagene < L imaginem, acc. of imago, imitation, copy, image, akin to aemulus: see emulateWord Frequency
image in American English
(ˈɪmɪdʒ) (verb -aged, -aging)
noun
1.
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed,
painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible
2.
3.
a mental representation; idea; conception
4. Psychology
6.
counterpart; copy
That child is the image of his mother
7.
a symbol; emblem
8.
the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc., esp. as achieved by careful calculation aimed at creating widespread goodwill
9.
a type; embodiment
Red-faced and angry, he was the image of frustration
10.
a description of something in speech or writing
Keats created some of the most beautiful images in the language
11. Rhetoric
a figure of speech, esp. a metaphor or a simile
13. Math
the point or set of points in the range corresponding to a designated point in the domain of a given function
transitive verb
SYNONYMS 1, 12. image, icon, idol refer to material representations of persons or things. An image is a representation as in a statue or effigy, and is sometimes regarded as an object
of worship: to set up an image of Apollo; an image of a saint. An icon, in the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church, is a representation of Christ, an angel,
or a saint, in painting, relief, mosaic, or the like: At least two icons are found in each church. An idol is an image, statue, or the like representing a deity and worshiped as such: a wooden idol; The heathen worship idols. It may be used figuratively: to make an idol of wealth. 2. likeness, figure, representation. 3. notion. 6. facsimile.ANTONYMS 6. original.15.
to picture or represent in the mind; imagine; conceive
16.
to make an image of; portray in sculpture, painting, etc
17.
to project (photographs, film, etc.) on a surface
Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen
18.
to reflect the likeness of; mirror
19.
to set forth in speech or writing; describe
20.
to symbolize; typify
21.
to resemble
22. informal
to create an image for (a company, public figure, etc.)
The candidate had to be imaged before being put on the campaign trail
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Derived forms
imageable adjective
imager
noun
Word origin
[1175–1225; (n.) ME ‹ OF image, imagene (-ene appar. construed as suffix) ‹ L imāgin-, s. of imāgō a copy, likeness, equiv. to im- (cf. imitate) + -āgō n. suffix; (v.) ME: to form a mental picture ‹ OF imagier, deriv. of image]Examples of 'image' in a sentence
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British English: image
/ˈɪmɪdʒ/ NOUN
If you have an image of someone or something, you have a picture or idea of them in your mind.
These enduring images stick in the mind.
- American English: image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
- Arabic: صُورَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: imagem
- Chinese: 形象
- Croatian: slika
- Czech: představa
- Danish: billede
- Dutch: beeld
- European Spanish: imagen
- Finnish: mielikuva
- French: image
- German: Vorstellung mental
- Greek: εικόνα
- Italian: immagine
- Japanese: イメージ
- Korean: 이미지
- Norwegian: image
- Polish: obraz wizerunek
- European Portuguese: imagem
- Romanian: imagine
- Russian: образ
- Latin American Spanish: imagen
- Swedish: bild
- Thai: ภาพลักษณ์
- Turkish: imge
- Ukrainian: зображення
- Vietnamese: hình ảnh
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