imagery

imagery
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ evocative, graphic, powerful, stark, violent, vivid
▪

the vivid visual imagery of dreams

▪ negative
▪

the negative imagery of gays and lesbians on TV

▪ positive
▪ popular
▪

The novels draw on popular imagery from newspapers.

▪ traditional
▪

the traditional Christian imagery of crucifixion

▪ visual
▪ mental
▪

Illustrations may come between the text and the reader's own mental imagery.

▪ dream
▪

his continuing quest to explore dream imagery

▪ biblical, erotic, poetic, religious, sexual
▪ abstract, surreal, symbolic
▪ natural, representational
▪ photographic, radar, satellite, video
▪ high-resolution
▪ computer-generated, digital
▪ 3-D, three-dimensional
▪ aerial, overhead (esp. AmE)
▪

The Pentagon is searching for overhead imagery from satellites or spy planes.

VERB + IMAGERY
▪ draw on, employ, use
▪ create, produce, provide
▪

The equipment provides intelligence imagery for tactical commanders.

▪ evoke
▪

He evokes complex imagery with a single well-placed word.


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