thoughtseed
thoughtseed noun: a metaphor for the very beginning of a concept, belief, or intention that has the potential to grow, develop, and eventually influence future reality.
Noun
thoughtseed (countable and uncountable, plural thoughtseeds)
- A metaphor for the very beginning of a concept, belief, or intention that has the potential to grow, develop, and eventually influence future reality.
- Surely the tiniest thoughtseed planted so long ago in the mother-heart of the world ought to have led us ere this to see that, whether we know it or not, we do weave garments for our children's spirits, before they are responsible, by our attitude towards them and towards life.1896, Mrs. George A. Paull, Seed Thoughts for Mothers, page 210
- Even so you yourself sow thoughtseed among your friends and union and family, even if you don't know you are a-sowing.1905, International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Journal
Forms of thoughtseed
| plural | thoughtseeds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | thought-seed |
| alternative form | thought seed |
Origin of thoughtseed
Possibly from a calque of German Gedankensamen, equivalent to thought + seed.
Questions about thoughtseed
- What does thoughtseed mean?
- Thoughtseed means a metaphor for the very beginning of a concept, belief, or intention that has the potential to grow, develop, and eventually influence future reality.
- What part of speech is thoughtseed?
- Thoughtseed is a noun.
- What is the plural of thoughtseed?
- The plural of thoughtseed is thoughtseeds.
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