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Eingebung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conceit noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
  • insight noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
  • inspiration noun A person, idea, or experience that stimulates creativity or motivation.
  • intuition noun An immediate understanding or feeling about something without conscious reasoning.

Senses

Eingebung is used for these senses in English:

  • conceit (countable, rhetoric, literature) An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. [from 16th c.]
  • insight Intuitive apprehension of the inner nature of a thing or things; intuition.
  • inspiration The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
  • intuition Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.

conceit — full definition

  1. noun An excessively high opinion of oneself; vanity.
  2. noun A clever or fanciful idea, especially one used as a literary device.

insight — full definition

  1. noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
  2. noun A person's awareness of their own condition, especially a mental health condition.

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