HyperDic: embodiment

English > 3 senses of the word embodiment:
NOUNperson embodiment, incarnation, avatara new personification of a familiar / familiar idea
cognitionembodiment, shapea concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
actembodimentgiving concrete form to an abstract concept
embodiment > pronunciation
Soundsehmbaa'diymahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > embodiment: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA new personification of a familiar / familiar idea.
Example"the embodiment of hope"
Synonymsincarnation, avatar
NarrowerdeificationAn embodiment of the qualities of a god
reincarnationembodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)
BroaderpersonificationA person who represents an abstract quality
Spanishavatar, encarnación
Catalanavatar, encarnació
English > embodiment: 3 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept.
Example"a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
Synonymshape
Broaderconcretism, concrete representationA representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
Spanishencarnación, expresión, forma, representación
Verbsembodyrepresent or express something abstract in tangible form
English > embodiment: 3 senses > noun 3, act
MeaningGiving concrete form to an abstract concept.
Narrowerpersonification, incarnationThe act of attributing human characteristics / characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
soulThe human embodiment of something
BroaderobjectificationThe act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
Spanishencarnación
Verbsembodyrepresent in bodily form

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