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thoughtseeds

thoughtseeds is the plural of thoughtseed.

Meaning of thoughtseed

Noun

thoughtseed (countable and uncountable, plural thoughtseeds)

  1. 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

Questions about thoughtseeds

What is thoughtseeds the plural of?
Thoughtseeds is the plural of thoughtseed.

Words near thoughtseeds in the dictionary

  1. thoughts
  2. thoughts and prayers
  3. thoughtscape
  4. thoughtscapes
  5. thoughtseed
  6. thoughtseeds
  7. thoughtsick
  8. thoughtsome
  9. thoughtway
  10. thoughtways
  11. thoughtworld

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