image (ˈɪmɪdʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- a representation or likeness of a person or thing, esp in sculpture
- an optically formed reproduction of an object, such as one formed by a lens or mirror
- a person or thing that resembles another closely; double or copy
- a mental representation or picture; idea produced by the imagination
- 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 - the pattern of light that is focused on to the retina of the eye
- psychology the mental experience of something that is not immediately present to the senses, often involving memory See also imagery , body image , hypnagogic image
- a personification of a specified quality; epitome ⇒
the image of good breeding
- a mental picture or association of ideas evoked in a literary work, esp in poetry
- a figure of speech, such as a simile or metaphor
- mathematics
- (of a point) the value of a function, f((of a point) the value of a function, f(x ), corresponding to the point (of a point) the value of a function, f(), corresponding to the point x
- the range of a function
- an obsolete word for apparition
verb (tr)
- to picture in the mind; imagine
- to make or reflect an image of
- computing to project or display on a screen or visual display unit
- to portray or describe
- to be an example or epitome of; typify
Alternative Forms
ˈimageable adjective ˈimageless adjectiveWord Origin
C13: from Old French imagene, from Latin imāgō copy, representation; related to Latin imitārī to imitateSynonyms
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thought,
idea,
vision,
concept,
impression,
perception,
conception,
mental picture
conceptualization,
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profile,
face,
front,
role,
mask,
persona,
façade,
public face public impression assumed role
avatar,
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replica,
copy,
reproduction,
counterpart,
spit,
clone,
facsimile,
spitting image,
similitude,
Doppelgänger,
(dead) ringer
double,
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picture,
photo,
photograph,
representation,
reproduction,
snapshot,
TIFF,
JPEG,
avatar,
thumbnail,
Translations
- British English:
image
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.ˈɪmɪdʒ NOUN These enduring images stick in the mind.
- Spanish:
imagen
nf
- French:
image
nf
- German:
Vorstellung
nf
- Chinese: 形象 n
- Arabic: صُورَةٌ n
- Portuguese: imagem nf
- Russian: образ nm
- Croatian: slika nf
- Czech: představa nf
- Danish: billede nnt
- Dutch: beeld nnt
- Finnish: mielikuva n
- Greek: εικόνα nf
- Italian: immagine nf
- Japanese: イメージ n
- Korean: 이미지 n
- Norwegian: image nnt
- Polish: obraz nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: imagem nf
- European Spanish:
imagen
nf
- Swedish: bild nutr
- Thai: ภาพพจน์ n
- Turkish: imge n
- Vietnamese: hình ảnh n
Usage examples
See the way they're reflected on the water, like a mirror image.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)The image of his own father and the young Morgan carrying the body back to Busby Hall was one of Russell's earliest memories.
Country Life (2004)But his image soured when he moved into a E20 million apartment on Park Avenue, New York, at Vivendi's expense.
Irish Times (2002)The image of being buried alive hangs over Philip Osment's latest play like a dripping nightmare.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He is the living image of Neville Chamberlain, an artillery major, Tom Wells.
, THE ESSENTIAL SPIKE MILLIGAN (2002)