imagistic
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- adjective
- /ɪˈmædʒɪstɪk/
- Literature
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imagista
- Thus, the theologian and the scientist must employ imagistic language, analogy, models, and metaphors to begin to fathom the incomprehensible and to articulate the inexpressible.
- imagistic language
- imagistic code
Examples
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The yardstick allowed viewers to convert the imagistic exactitude of photography into quantitative precision.
Academic text (2003) -
By that time, Williams felt he had outgrown the somewhat tepid Imagistic verse that the magazine featured, and he tried to find innovative music in these Kreymborg lines.
Academic text (2007) -
The damage that remained was perfect, as the child had to think from her right brain in an imagistic manner.
Blog text (32) -
It's very, very imagistic, very, very stark, right.
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Goal-oriented mental processes are not linear but imagistic; one focuses on the image, the end state.
Academic text (1995) -
Although the trip descriptions necessarily fall into linear, logical patterns, the final screen images should be much more free-flowing and imagistic.
Fiction book (2000) -
Throughout the film, the exquisite imagistic invention and the well-chosen North African landscapes run counter to problems inescapably posed by the presence of familiar professional actors.
Academic text (1991) -
The poet's latest collection is known for its imagistic descriptions that bring nature to life.
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Her paintings are imagistic, filled with vivid colors and scenes that evoke strong emotions.
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The novel's imagistic prose allows readers to visualize every detail of the setting.
Synonyms
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A style that uses clear, vivid images in writing or art
Easy to picture in the mind because it gives clear details
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Etymology
The word imagistic comes from image ('picture') and the ending -istic ('relating to'). So imagistic describes language or art that makes clear, vivid pictures in the mind, like a poem that paints a scene with words.