imageability

/ˌɪmɪdʒəbˈɪlᵻɾi/ noun

A property of a word indicating how easily a person can form an associated mental image.

Word Origin Image comes from Latin 'imago' meaning 'likeness, copy.' Imageability is the capacity to be visualized or imagined. The root also gives us imagine, imitation, and imagery. The PIE root '*aim-' suggests a connection to copying.

noun A property of a word indicating how easily a person can form an associated mental image. countable

The word 'apple' has high imageability compared to abstract terms like 'justice'.

(名词) 意象性 【意象性(词汇唤起心理图像的能力)】

与'正义'这样的抽象词汇相比,'苹果'这个词具有很高的意象性。

(sustantivo) Una propiedad de una palabra que indica con qué facilidad una persona puede formar una imagen mental asociada.

La palabra 'manzana' tiene una alta imaginabilidad en comparación con términos abstractos como 'justicia'.

(nom) imageabilité; imagéabilité [Propriété d'un mot indiquant la facilité avec laquelle une personne peut se former une image mentale associée.]

Le mot « pomme » a une forte **imageability**, contrairement à des termes abstraits comme « justice ».

(Substantiv) Bildhaftigkeit; Anschaulichkeit [Die Eigenschaft eines Wortes, wie leicht sich dazu ein mentales Bild erzeugen lässt.]

Das Wort *Apfel* hat eine hohe **imageability**, während abstrakte Begriffe wie *Gerechtigkeit* schwerer vorstellbar sind.

(名詞) ある単語について、人が関連する心像(メンタルイメージ)をどの程度容易に形成できるかを示す性質。

「りんご」という単語は、「正義」のような抽象的な言葉と比べてイメージしやすい。

(substantivo) imageabilidade [Uma propriedade de uma palavra que indica a facilidade com que uma pessoa pode formar uma imagem mental associada.]

A palavra 'maçã' tem alta imagibilidade em comparação com termos abstratos como 'justiça'.

Word parts: image + able + ity

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