imagicadj.

Brit.

/ˈɪmᵻdʒɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɪmɪdʒɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: image n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < image n. + -ic suffix. Compare imagy adj.

Relating to images; of the nature of an image, imagelike.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [adjective]

imaginary1594

imaginal1638

visual1817

imagic1937

imagy1937

1937 ‘C. Caudwell’ Illusion & Reality 237 The manifest content is imagic phantasy.

1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 431 ‘Soundlessly’ shares with ‘Spawning’ the imagic honours.

1957 N. Frye Sound & Poetry 136 The ‘New Criticism’, chiefly concerned with the imagic and referential meaning (semantic) levels.

2000 Art Educ. 53 iv. 21/1 Non-specific old buildings constitute another imagic motif.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	imagic
释义	imagicadj. Brit. /ˈɪmᵻdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˈɪmɪdʒɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: image n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < image n. + -ic suffix. Compare imagy adj. Relating to images; of the nature of an image, imagelike. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > [adjective] imaginary1594 imaginal1638 visual1817 imagic1937 imagy1937 1937 ‘C. Caudwell’ Illusion & Reality 237 The manifest content is imagic phantasy. 1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 431 ‘Soundlessly’ shares with ‘Spawning’ the imagic honours. 1957 N. Frye Sound & Poetry 136 The ‘New Criticism’, chiefly concerned with the imagic and referential meaning (semantic) levels. 2000 Art Educ. 53 iv. 21/1 Non-specific old buildings constitute another imagic motif. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1937
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