image
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
- You don't think this pampered millionaire image that has been put about has slightly rebounded on you?
- public image
- self-image
- body image
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Watch on YouTubeNo, there's a difference between self-image and self.
- No, there's a difference between self-image and self.
- What I'm hostile to is the image of science that people have.
- They will always serve their self-image above their self-interest.
- That transformation was built on the image of industrial poverty.
- In part perhaps because because of social image and self-image concerns.
- He has nothing but a glowing image in your eyes.
- And that's the risk that you run chasing image because big's never big enough.
- But this is an image we've always had of John Brown.
- Not not great for the the image of the Supreme Court.
- I've not come here for fame or for image or money.
Examples
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This is not good for my image.
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Girls grow up looking at fashion magazines that sell this perfect image of the female body that doesn't really exist.
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Most people are more concerned with image than function.
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What I'm hostile to is the image of science that people have.
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The Board also creates initiatives to help foster a positive image of computing among young people.
Academic text (2012) -
Jim's pompadour haircut and red, popped-collar jacket evoke the now-iconic image of Hollywood's rebel hero.
Academic text (2017) -
Hillary Clinton is working hard to improve her image in order to gain voter trust.
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Fashion magazines often portray an unrealistic image of beauty that influences young girls.
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Most people value their public image more than their actual abilities.
Synonyms
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1.8
The way a person or thing looks to other people
85
6.7
A public side of a person that they show to others
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
3.5
A machine that turns a paper picture or document into a computer file
- Specialized
1
4.2
A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space
- Specialized
1
6.8
A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file
- Specialized
A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
How Manipulative
- Literature
5
9.1
- Literature
1
6.6
- Jargon
1
8.8
125
3.0
480
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Image comes from the Latin imago, meaning 'picture' or 'likeness', and it kept the idea of how something looks to others. That's why a person's public image is the 'picture' or general view people have of them.