Definition

• Noun: Something conceived in the mind and desired to come true; imagination, dream.
• Noun: General appearance; image:
• "She could achieve the legendary rebel girl image, with the determined uncompromising nature of that image." - Murathan Mungan
• Noun, Psychology: The mental reflection of an object perceived externally by the sensory organs; imagination, image.
• Noun, Psychology: Objects and events perceived through the senses, appearing in the mind without any external stimulus; dream, imagination, image.

Etymology

Derived from the Turkish word im (sign) with the addition of the New Turkish suffix +gA.

• For more information, see the entry im.
• Initially proposed in New Turkish to mean "sign," this word underwent a semantic shift under the influence of the French image.
• The function of the suffix +gA in the noun is unclear.

Related Concepts

• Impressionism: An art or thought movement centered on images.
• Imagination: Mental imagery, the capacity to create and process mental pictures.
• Imaginary: Related to or consisting of images.

Applications

• Literature: Frequently used in works that express imagination or mental visualizations.
• Philosophy and Psychology: A key term in discussing human consciousness and imagination.
• Art: Used to denote "image" or depiction in visual arts.

Example Sentences

• She was trying to build a new world with the images in her mind.
• This painting is seen as a powerful image of freedom.
• The images appearing in his dreams influenced his daily decisions.