IMAGE
What does "IMAGE" mean?
A visual representation or mental picture of something.
Meanings
- A visible representation of a person or thing, as in a picture, photograph, or reflection. Her image stared back from the dark shop window.
- A mental picture or impression formed in the mind. I still carry an image of that beach at dawn.
- The general impression a person, company, or thing presents to the public. The brand spent millions polishing its image.
- A figure of speech, such as a metaphor or simile, that evokes a picture in the mind. The poem turns on a single image of melting ice. technical
- To form a representation of, especially by scanning or capturing. The scanner images the brain in thin cross-sections. technical
Did you know?
- 'Image' and 'imitate' are kin: both trace to the Latin 'imago/imitari', the root idea that an image is fundamentally a copy of something else.
Word origin
From Latin 'imago' (a copy, likeness, statue, ghost), related to 'imitari' (to imitate); into Old French 'image' and then English around 1200.
Remember it
An IMAGE is what you IMAGine made visible - same first four letters, same Latin root.
A little poem
The mirror keeps no memory, takes no side -
it gives your image back and lets it slide.
couplet
What it teaches
An image is a copy; never mistake the likeness you curate for the life you live.
Quick facts
What does IMAGE mean?
A visual representation or mental picture of something.
Is IMAGE a valid word?
Yes — IMAGE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is IMAGE?
IMAGE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does IMAGE come from?
From Latin 'imago' (a copy, likeness, statue, ghost), related to 'imitari' (to imitate); into Old French 'image' and then English around 1200.
What can IMAGE teach us?
An image is a copy; never mistake the likeness you curate for the life you live.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.