an image is worth a thousand words

A form of a picture is worth a thousand words — A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of a picture is worth a thousand words.

    An image is worth a thousand words. That’s why we display pictures for many words.

    2025 February 27, Glosbe Dictionary
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APA

an image is worth a thousand words. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an%20image%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words

MLA

“an image is worth a thousand words.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an%20image%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “an image is worth a thousand words,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/an%20image%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words.

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