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I've had encounters with animals that have been really mystical. I've always been really into animals. But the way they appear in the paintings, they come from my mind's eye more than: 'I'm gonna draw a dog now.' It isn't thought out: 'Now I'm gonna draw a bird.' They just appear.
John Lurie

Meaning of "mind's eye" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIND'S EYE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIND'S EYE

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conjunction
determiner
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Mind's eye is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIND'S EYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mind's eye

The phrase "mind's eye" refers to the human ability for visualization, i.e., for the experiencing of visual mental imagery; in other words, one's ability to "see" things with the mind.

Definition of mind's eye in the English dictionary

The definition of mind's eye in the dictionary is the visual memory or the imagination.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIND'S EYE

mind-blowing
mind-body problem
mind-boggling
mind-expanding
mind-numbing
mind-numbingly
mind-reader
mind-reading
mind-set
mind-your-own-business
Mindanao
mindblower
minded
mindedness
Mindel
minder
mindfuck
mindful
mindfully
mindfulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIND'S EYE

a beam in one´s eye
an eye for an eye
apple of one´s eye
black eye
eagle eye
easy on the eye
electric eye
glass eye
half an eye
hook and eye
in one´s mind´s eye
in the public eye
more than meets the eye
my eye
pheasant´s eye
pope´s eye
red eye
see eye to eye
third eye
turn a blind eye

Synonyms and antonyms of mind's eye in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mind's eye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIND'S EYE

Find out the translation of mind's eye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mind's eye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mind's eye» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

心灵的眼睛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el ojo de la mente
570 millions of speakers

English

mind´s eye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मन की आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عين العقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мысленным взором
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

olho da mente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনের চোখ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´œil de l´esprit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mata minda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geistigen Auge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心の目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마음의 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mripat pikiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mắt tâm trí của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனதில் கண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मन चे डोळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zihnin gözü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occhio della mente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oko umysłu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уявним поглядом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ochii mintii lui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάτι,
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geestesoog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inre öga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

indre øye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mind's eye

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIND'S EYE»

The term «mind's eye» is regularly used and occupies the 56.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIND'S EYE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mind's eye

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10 QUOTES WITH «MIND'S EYE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mind's eye.
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Ansel Adams
In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.
2
Shana Alexander
The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind's eye.
3
Johannes Brahms
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are clothed in the right forms, harmonies, and orchestration.
4
A. S. Byatt
In my mind's eye, Shakespeare is a huge, hot sea-beast, with fire in his veins and ice on his claws and inscrutable eyes, who looks like an inchoate hump under the encrustations of live barnacle-commentaries, limpets and trailing weeds.
5
Pearl Cleage
That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.
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Nadine Gordimer
The gap between the committed and the indifferent is a Sahara whose faint trails, followed by the mind's eye only, fade out in sand.
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Edward Hoagland
City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.
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Fritz Kreisler
One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way.
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John Lurie
I've had encounters with animals that have been really mystical. I've always been really into animals. But the way they appear in the paintings, they come from my mind's eye more than: 'I'm gonna draw a dog now.' It isn't thought out: 'Now I'm gonna draw a bird.' They just appear.
10
Carolyn Wells
A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in his mind's eye.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIND'S EYE»

Discover the use of mind's eye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mind's eye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Engineering and the Mind's Eye
He argues that a system ofengineering education that ignores this heritage of nonverbal thinking will produce engineers whoare dangerously ignorant of the many ways in which the real world differs from the mathematicalmodels constructed in ...
Eugene S. Ferguson, 1994
2
The Mind's Eye: Van Veeteren Mysteries
Janek Mitter stumbles into his bathroom one morning after a night of heavy drinking, to find his beautiful young wife, Eva, floating dead in the bath.
Hakan Nesser, 2011
3
Splinter of the Mind's Eye: Star Wars
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Alan Dean Foster, 2011
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The Mind's Eye
In The Mind’s Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the power of speech, the capacity to ...
Oliver Sacks, 2010
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The Mind's Eye: Cognitive and Applied Aspects of Eye ...
The book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of current research on cognitive and applied aspects of eye movements.
Ralph Radach, Jukka Hyona, Heiner Deubel, 2003
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The mind's eye: writings on photography and photographers
The first compilation of writings by a master of photography. One of the leading lights in photography of the twentieth century, Henri Cartier-Bresson is also a shrewd observer and critic.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Michael L. Sand, 1999
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Seeing with the mind's eye: the history, techniques, and ...
ens the mind's eye to the inner world - whether as memories, fantasies, dreams, or visions. Over 100 illustrations.
Mike Samuels, Nancy Samuels, 1975
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In the Mind's Eye: The Power of Imagery for Personal Enrichment
From internationally renowned psychologist Dr. Arnold Lazarus, this book presents simple yet powerful imagery techniques that can help you greatly enhance your quality of life--by harnessing the power of your own mind.
Arnold A. Lazarus, 1984
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The Mind's Eye
But do they have a mind's eye? Here Milligan and Magee cannot reach agreement. Magee insists that Milligan, a blind man, cannot have any real knowledge of the visual world. Milligan disagrees and maintains that even though language ...
Oliver Sacks, 2011
10
The Poetics of the Mind's Eye: Literature and the Psychology ...
The heart of this study consists of Collins's application of six "cognitive modes" of reading: perception, retrospection, assertion, introspection, expectation, and judgment.
Christopher Collins, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIND'S EYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mind's eye is used in the context of the following news items.
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The best dogs to run with
It's kind of handy in that I don't feel like doing too much after my run but equally in my mind's eye I can easily visualise myself with faithful hound ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
Douglas Schwietert's We Sell Memories is a beautifully unresolved …
The same invitations to the mind's eye extend from "The Girl Across the Street," from the man in a top hat and his "Trophy," from a barefoot kid ... «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»
3
White Reaper - White Reaper Does It Again
'Sheila' is another entry into the great songs about teenage longing, as Esposito takes us into his mind's eye, looking at the object of his ... «The 405, Jul 15»
4
On Writing: Style part 3
(In my mind's eye I see someone walking around with a hammer just hitting things at random. I know people like that. Sometimes I think we're ... «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
5
Bena Mae's Kitchen: Daddy's Chair
In my mind's eye, I can still see him, night every night, falling asleep in his chair with his Bible resting on his lap. In the ensuing years where ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
6
The Haymarket Media Group
From making the rounds, this reporting pro should bring some timely, enterprise and lively story ideas to the table, as well as have a mind's eye ... «Journalism.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Top 5: The Legend of Zelda
... tackled the infuriating Water Temple still appear clearly today in the mind's eye. This truly was the ultimate gaming adventure in the late 90s. «The News Hub, Jul 15»
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I Don't Have An Opinion, Let's Be Friends: Reviews Of Recent …
Charles at My Mind's Eye tell me that this is what they call an "official bootleg." Okay. Though there are only 5 songs listed on the back cover, ... «Lakewood Observer, Jul 15»
9
A Cunning Plan for Effective Leaders
In your mind's eye you may have a picture of what should happen, but keeping it up in your head won't help your cause. Symbolism is great in ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
10
The Bottom Line: 'The Small Backs Of Children' By Lidia Yuknavitch
In your mind's eye. Whatever that image is. However it came to you. Winter. That white ... One winter night when she is no longer a child, the girl ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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