embodiment

C2 Topic:People & Society
US /ɛmˈbɑːdiːmənt/
noun Freq #25950

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person or thing that is a perfect example of an idea or quality.

    You are the very embodiment of kindness.

  2. 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.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person or thing that is a... incarnationavatar
Word family
Forms embodiments
Derived forms disembodimentreembodiment

Etymology

From embody + -ment.

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