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mind's eye

UK/ˈmaɪndz ˌaɪ/

mind's eye noun: the ability to picture an image mentally through imagination.

Noun

mind's eye (plural mind's eyes)

  1. (idiomatic) The ability to picture an image mentally through imagination.
    • I can see in my mind's eye how the house will look after the renovations.
    • He who would see it with his mind's eye must begin by very little, and then by little and little climb nigher and nigher, and stepmeal, as if he were climbing on a ladder, and would be up on some sea'cliff; […]1852, Alfred (King of England), The whole works of King Alfred the Great

Forms of mind's eye

pluralmind's eyes

Questions about mind's eye

What does mind's eye mean?
Mind's eye means the ability to picture an image mentally through imagination.
What part of speech is mind's eye?
Mind's eye is a noun.
How do you pronounce mind's eye?
Mind's eye is pronounced /ˈmaɪndz ˌaɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of mind's eye?
The plural of mind's eye is mind's eyes.

Words near mind's eye in the dictionary

  1. mind you
  2. mind your eye
  3. mind your own beeswax
  4. mind's ear
  5. mind's ears
  6. mind's eye
  7. mind's eyes
  8. mind-altering
  9. mind-bending
  10. mind-bendingly
  11. mind-blowing

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