0
Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form...
2motile:
a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
[M-W's Dictionary]
Please explain the above definition.
a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
[M-W's Dictionary]
Please explain the above definition.
Top answer
Hi, 2 motile: a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action [M-W's Dictionary] Please explain the above definition. I've never heard this word. My dictionary just says Adjective - (zoological and botanical) capable of motion.
- Hi, 2 motile: a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action [M-W's Dictionary] Please explain the above definition.
- I've never heard this word.
- My dictionary just says Adjective - (zoological and botanical) capable of motion.
- This seems to me a bit at odds with the M-W definition.
- Anyway, the M-W definition seems to me to mean 'a person who usually thinks of actions', eg a person who is always thinking about running, laughing, climbing, fighting, arguing about grammar'.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
5 Answers
0
Hi,
2motile:
a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
[M-W's Dictionary]
Please explain the above definition.
I've never heard this word. My dictionary just says Adjective - (zoologi
2motile:
a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action
[M-W's Dictionary]
Please explain the above definition.
I've never heard this word. My dictionary just says Adjective - (zoologi
00
Jackson, I read it four times and I still don't have any idea. I've never seen this word before in my life.
00
M-W gives the date 1886 with this definition.
I'm beginning to wonder if that's the date it was first used or if that's the date when it dropped out of use -- or both!
I'm beginning to wonder if that's the date it was first used or if that's the date when it dropped out of use -- or both!
00
It looks obscure - perhaps someone has access to the OED full text and can see what that has to say.
00
The following is from Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition
motile:
Function: noun
: a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action.
I think it is the same dictionary that Jackson referred to.
motile:
Function: noun
: a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action.
I think it is the same dictionary that Jackson referred to.
0
Related Questions