English noun: embodiment | |||
1. | embodiment (person) a new personification of a familiar idea | ||
Samples | The embodiment of hope. The incarnation of evil. The very avatar of cunning. | ||
Synonyms | avatar, incarnation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | personification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deification, reincarnation | ||
2. | embodiment (cognition) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept | ||
Samples | A circle was the embodiment of his concept of life. | ||
Synonyms | shape | ||
Broader (hypernym) | concrete representation, concretism | ||
3. | embodiment (act) giving concrete form to an abstract concept | ||
Broader (hypernym) | objectification | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | incarnation, personification, soul | ||