See Also: imagist(dictionary)

imagist (iou)



imagist noun & adjective. Also Imagist. E20.
[from IMAGE noun + -IST.]
A. noun.
A member of a group of early 20th-cent. poets who, in revolt against romanticism, sought clarity of expression through the use of precise images. E20.
Philosophy. A conceptualist who believes that universals exist as mental images as opp. to mental concepts. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to imagists or imagism. E20.
imagism noun the doctrine or practice of imagists E20.
ima'gistic adjective of or pertaining to imagism E20.
ima'gistically adverb M20.