em·bod·i·ment ( m-b d  -m nt,  m-)n. 1. The act of embodying or the state of being embodied. 2. One that embodies: "The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history" (Woodrow Wilson). |
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| Noun | 1. | embodiment - a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning" personification - a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" deification - an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital" reincarnation - embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion" |
| 2. | embodiment - a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" concrete representation, concretism - a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms | |
| 3. | embodiment - giving concrete form to an abstract concept objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing soul - the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor" personification, incarnation - the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. |
embodiment
noun personification, example, model, type, ideal, expression, symbol, representation, manifestation, realization, incarnation, paradigm, epitome, incorporation, paragon, perfect example, exemplar, quintessence, actualization, exemplification, reification A baby is the embodiment of vulnerability.
Translations
embodiment [ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] N → encarnación f
to be the very embodiment of virtue → ser la encarnación de la virtud, ser la virtud en persona
to be the very embodiment of virtue → ser la encarnación de la virtud, ser la virtud en persona
embodiment [ɪmˈbɒdimənt] n → personnification f, incarnation f
to be the embodiment of sth → être l'incarnation de qch
She was the embodiment of loyalty
BUT C'était la loyauté même.; C'était la loyauté personnifiée.
to be the embodiment of sth → être l'incarnation de qch
She was the embodiment of loyalty
BUT C'était la loyauté même.; C'était la loyauté personnifiée.
embodiment
n
embodiment [ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] n → incarnazione f, personificazione f
embodiment [ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] n → incarnazione f, personificazione f
embodiment [ɪmˈbɒdɪmənt] n → incarnazione f, personificazione f
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