- embodiment
n. a living embodiment (of an ideal)
* * *[ɪm'bɒdɪmənt]a living embodiment (of an ideal)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
n. a living embodiment (of an ideal)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Embodiment — (deutsch: Verkörperung oder Inkarnation) ist eine These aus der neueren Kognitionswissenschaft, nach der Intelligenz einen Körper benötigt, also eine physikalische Interaktion voraussetzt. Diese Auffassung ist der klassischen Interpretation der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Embodiment — Em*bod i*ment, n. 1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied. [1913 Webster] 2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a physical body; a completely organized system, like the body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embodiment — [em bäd′i mənt, embäd′ēmənt; imbäd′i mənt, imbäd′ē mənt] n. 1. an embodying or being embodied 2. that in which something is embodied; concrete expression of some idea, quality, etc. [she is the embodiment of virtue] … English World dictionary
embodiment — I noun actualization, bodily presentation, bodily representation, concrete expression, corporeity, definite form, effigies, form, formation, incarnation, manifestation, material figuration, material representation, materialization,… … Law dictionary
embodiment — 1828; see EMBODY (Cf. embody) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
embodiment — [n] representation, manifestation apotheosis, archetype, cast, collection, comprehension, conformation, embracement, encompassment, epitome, example, exemplar, exemplification, expression, form, formation, incarnation, inclusion, incorporation,… … New thesaurus
embodiment — UK [ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] / US [ɪmˈbɑdɪmənt] noun [singular] Word forms embodiment : singular embodiment plural embodiments someone or something that is the best possible example of a particular idea, quality, or principle, especially a good one… … English dictionary
embodiment — em|bod|i|ment [ımˈbɔdımənt US ımˈba: ] n the embodiment of sth someone or something that represents or is very typical of an idea or quality = ↑epitome ▪ He is the embodiment of evil … Dictionary of contemporary English
embodiment — em|bod|i|ment [ ım badımənt ] noun singular embodiment of something or someone that is the best possible example of a particular quality, especially a good one: He is the very embodiment of kindness … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
embodiment — [[t]ɪmbɒ̱dimənt[/t]] N SING: usu the N of n If you say that someone or something is the embodiment of a quality or idea, you mean that that is their most noticeable characteristic or the basis of all they do. [FORMAL] A baby is the embodiment of… … English dictionary