<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an adult insect (Entomology)</li><li>an idealized concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life (Psychoanalysis)</li></ul><p><strong>Plural</strong></p><ul><li>i·ma·goes, i·ma·gi·nes [ih-mey-guh-neez, ih-mah-]</li></ul><p><strong>Mendacious</strong></p><ul><li>given to deception or falsehood; dishonest</li><li>characterized by a tendency to lie or mislead</li><li>untruthful or deceitful in nature</li></ul>