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Eidetic: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Eidetic adjective. Of memory, able to recall images in vivid, almost photographic detail.
How to say it
eye-DET-ik/ʌɪˈdɛtɪk/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (DET).
Eidetic in a sentence
She claims an eidetic memory, though it never helps her find her keys.
Children seem likelier than adults to report eidetic imagery.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- photographic
- vivid
Where eidetic comes from
From German eidetisch, from Greek eidos, form or image.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Children seem likelier than adults to report _____ imagery.
- vestigial
- eidetic
- hypnopompic
Show the answer
eidetic: Children seem likelier than adults to report eidetic imagery.