embodiment C2 Topic:People & Society US /ɛmˈbɑːdiːmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #25950 Meanings 1 noun A person or thing that is a perfect example of an idea or quality. You are the very embodiment of kindness. 2 noun The act of giving an abstract idea a concrete, visible form. The statue is an embodiment of the city's hopes for the future. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or thing that is a... incarnationavatar Word family Forms embodiments Derived forms disembodimentreembodiment Common collocations very embodiment Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From embody + -ment. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # embodiment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛmˈbɑːdiːmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 25950 ## Meanings 1. A person or thing that is a perfect example of an idea or quality. 2. The act of giving an abstract idea a concrete, visible form. ## Examples - You are the very embodiment of kindness. - The statue is an embodiment of the city's hopes for the future. ## Synonyms - incarnation ## Derived Forms - disembodiment - reembodiment ## Etymology From embody + -ment. ## AI Etymology Embodiment is from embody + -ment. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person or thing that is a perfect example of an idea or quality and the act of giving an abstract idea a concrete, visible form. The wider family includes derived forms such as disembodiment and reembodiment. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown