imagery

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
2. countableuncountableImitation work.
3. countableuncountableImages in general, or en masse.

   1 more example

   Farrell Racette said she often feels conflicted about early imagery of Indigenous people. Early photography represented Indigenous people in problematic ways, she explained, and often these images became commercial objects — postcards and souvenirs to be bought and sold outside of the communities where the photos were taken.

   2019 January 11, “Take more selfies! Curator wants Indigenous people to flood social media with their photos”, in CBC Radio, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

In a sentence

Farrell Racette said she often feels conflicted about early imagery of Indigenous people. Early photography represented Indigenous people in problematic ways, she explained, and often these images became commercial objects — postcards and souvenirs to be bought and sold outside of the communities where the photos were taken.

2019 January 11, “Take more selfies! Curator wants Indigenous people to flood social media with their photos”, in CBC Radio, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

Where it comes from

1. Middle Frenchimagerie
2. Middle Englishymagerie
3. Englishimagery

From Middle English ymagerie, from Middle French imagerie; equivalent to image + -ry.