image

Meaning

Noun

1. A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
2. A mental picture of something not real or not present.
3. A statue or idol.
4. A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
5. A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
6. The value a function maps some argument to.
7. The subset of the codomain of a function comprising those elements that are the image of some element of its domain.
8. A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
9. (obsolete) Show; appearance; cast.

Verb

1. (transitive) To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
2. (transitive) To reflect, mirror.
3. (transitive) To create an image of.
4. (transitive) To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.

Synonyms

picture

figure

reflection

portrait

idol

statue

drawing

likeness

illustration

representation

form

map

painting

🖼️

effigy

shape

photo

icon

diagram

photograph

shadow

appearance

design

pattern

symbol

model

ikon

visualize

view

simulacrum

sketch

sculpture

figure of speech

fancy

imagine

sign

envision

video

emblem

graphic

project

visualise

copy

double

look-alike

scheme

see

👀

sight

prototype

face

idea

💡

Translations

image

imagen

Bild

immagine

beeld

imagem

imatge

afbeelding

Abbildung

Abbild

εικόνα

figura

figura

صورة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ymage

Cognate with Old English: biliþe

In summary

From Middle English ymage, borrowed from Old French image, from Latin imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym-; the same PIE root is the source of imitari (“to copy, imitate”); see imitate. Doublet of imago.

Sentences

This image was made of cast bronze and gilded with gold .