Embodiment

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of embodying. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    giving concrete form to an abstract concept wordnet
  3. 3
    A physical entity typifying an abstract concept. countable

    "You are the very embodiment of beauty."

  4. 4
    a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept wordnet
  5. 5
    The ways that knowledge, personality, culture, etc. are modulated by being experienced through a physical body. countable, uncountable

    "In many respects, the genre [science fiction] was exceptionally well suited to extrapolate from contemporary social concerns and promote visions of alternative societies, new forms of embodiment, and novel pathways for desire and pleasure."

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  1. 6
    a new personification of a familiar idea wordnet

Synonyms

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incarnationincarnationimageactingactualityactualization

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"This woman is the embodiment of perfection."

Etymology

From embody + -ment.

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