image
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
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imagen
- You don't think this pampered millionaire image that has been put about has slightly rebounded on you?
- public image
- self-image
- body image
No, 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
388
1.8
The way a person or thing looks to other people
61
6.7
A public side of a person that they show to others
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A way of making a photo file smaller by removing extra data so it uses less space
How Manipulative
- Literature
3
9.1
- Literature
1
6.6
- Jargon
110
3.0
878
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.