imageless
Lacking visual representation
Imageless means without images or mental pictures.
The word appears most often in discussions of thought and meditation—whether the mind can operate without visualizing: imageless thought, imageless awareness.
In religious contexts, imageless worship rejects visual representations of the divine.
The word also describes stark environments or prose stripped of figurative language.
Lacking definite shape
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- intangibleNot physically present
- shapelessLacking distinct structure
- undefinedNot clearly delineated
nonvisual · unseen · imperceptible · invisible · amorphous · indistinct · vague · nebulous
Not yet mentally formed
- aphantasiaInability to form mental images
- verbal memoryRetention of language content
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- dreamlessLacking sleep imagery
Attacking cherished beliefs
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- ineffableBeyond verbal expression
- divineOf or from gods
- unrepresentableCannot be depicted
sacred · monotheistic · meditative · contemplative · mystical · holy · reverent · Quaker
Containing no words
- unillustratedHaving no images
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- broken linkURL pointing to nothing
- alt textWritten substitute for visuals
loading error · thumbnail · preview · render · unloaded · corrupted file · 404
formless
Lacking definite shape
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- intangibleNot physically present
- shapelessLacking distinct structure
undefined · nonvisual · unseen · imperceptible · invisible · amorphous · indistinct · vague · nebulous · mental
unimagined
Not yet mentally formed
- aphantasiaInability to form mental images
- verbal memoryRetention of language content
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
iconoclastic
Attacking cherished beliefs
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- ineffableBeyond verbal expression
- divineOf or from gods
unrepresentable · sacred · monotheistic · meditative · contemplative · mystical · holy · reverent · Quaker · Islamic art
textless
Containing no words
- unillustratedHaving no images
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- broken linkURL pointing to nothing
alt text · loading error · thumbnail · preview · render · unloaded · corrupted file · 404
imagelessillustrated
Shown with images
pictorial · visual · graphic · photographic · decorated
imagelessvivid
Intensely clear and bright
visualized · picturable · imaginable · evocative · visionary
imagelessiconic
Widely recognized, enduring
iconographic · idolatrous · graven · image-based · representational
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