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kenning vs image

image vs kenning

kenning and image both are nouns.

kenning is not a verb while image is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kenning Yes No No No
image Yes No Yes No
As nouns, image is a hypernym of kenning; that is, image is a word with a broader meaning than kenning:
  • kenning: conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry
  • image: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Other hypernyms of kenning include figure, figure of speech, trope.
kenning (noun) image (noun)
conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
an iconic mental representation
a standard or typical example
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
kenning (verb) image (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
render visible, as by means of MRI
Difference between kenning and image

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