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2 : to describe or portray in words

3 : to create a representation of

4 : REFLECT, MIRROR

5 : to make appear : PROJECT

Synonyms

[2] delineate, depict, describe, draw, paint, picture, portray, sketch—more at DESCRIBE

[3] depict, picture, portray, represent—more at PICTURE

im·ag·ery noun, plural -er·ies 1 : IMAGES; also : the art of making images

2 : figurative language

3 : mental images; especially : the products of imagination

imag·in·able adjective : capable of being imagined : CONCEIVABLE

— imag·in·ably adverb

imag·i·nary adjective 1 : existing only in the imagination

2 : containing or relating to a quantity (imaginary unit) that is the positive square root of minus 1 (√-1)

Synonyms

chimerical, fabulous, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, made-up, mythical, phantom, pretend, unreal; also fabled, legendary, romantic; abstract, hypothetical, theoretical; unbelievable, unconvincing, unlikely; conceived, envisaged, pictured, visualized; deceptive, delusive, delusional, hallucinatory, illusory; concocted, fabricated

Antonyms

actual, existent, existing, real

imaginary number noun : a complex number (as 2 + 3i) with a nonzero term (imaginary part) containing the imaginary unit as a factor

imag·i·na·tion noun 1 : the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or not previously known or experienced

2 : creative ability

3 : RESOURCEFULNESS

4 : a mental image : a creation of the mind

Synonyms

creativity, fancy, fantasy, invention, inventiveness; also brainstorm, inspiration; fecundity, fertility; ingenuity, originality; versatility; chimera, daydream, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, illusion, mirage, phantasm, pipe dream; envisaging, visualization

imag·i·na·tive adjective : of, relating to, or characterized by imagination

— imag·i·na·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

creative, ingenious, innovative, inventive, original—more at CREATIVE

imag·ine verb imag·ined; imag·in·ing 1 : to form a mental picture of something not present

2 : to hold as an opinion : THINK, GUESS

Synonyms

[1] conceive, dream, envisage, fancy, picture, vision, visualize; also daydream; hallucinate; reflect, relive, reminisce; contemplate, meditate, muse, ponder, ruminate; concoct, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture, plan, project

[2] believe, consider, deem, feel, figure, guess, hold, suppose, think—more at BELIEVE

imag·in·ings noun plural : products of the imagination

im·ag·ism noun, often cap : a movement in poetry advocating free verse and the expression of ideas and emotions through clear precise images

— im·ag·ist noun

ima·go noun, plural imagoes or ima·gi·nes [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, image]

: an insect in its final adult stage

— ima·gi·nal adjective

im·bal·ance noun : lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion

im·be·cile noun 1 usually offensive : a person affected with moderate mental retardation

2 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence : IDIOT

— imbecile or im·be·cil·ic adjective

Synonyms

blockhead, dope, dummy, idiot, jackass, nitwit, numskull, simpleton—more at IDIOT

im·be·cil·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being imbecile or an imbecile

2 : something that is foolish or nonsensical

Synonyms

absurdity, asininity, fatuity, folly, foolery, idiocy, inanity, insanity, lunacy, stupidity—more at FOLLY

imbed variant of EMBED

im·bibe verb im·bibed; im·bib·ing 1 : to receive and retain in the mind

2 : to take through the mouth and esophagus into the stomach : DRINK

3 : to take in or up : ABSORB

— im·bib·er noun

Synonyms

[2] drink, guzzle, quaff, sup, swig, toss—more at DRINK

[3] absorb, drink, soak, sponge, suck—more at ABSORB

im·bri·ca·tion noun 1 : an overlapping of edges (as of tiles)

2 : a pattern showing imbrication

— im·bri·cate adjective

im·bro·glio noun, plural -glios [ORIGIN: It, fr. imbrogliare to entangle]

1 : a confused mass

2 : a complicated situation; also : a serious or embarrassing misunderstanding