in one's mind's eye



in one's mind's eye

In one's imagination or memory. For example, I can just see the old farm in my mind's eye. This term pairs mind and eye in the sense of "a mental view." [Early 1400s]
See also: eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nance[næns]
Mael-Breton
Dewi (1)-Welsh
Lara (1)LAHR-ə (English), LAH-rah (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese)Russian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian
Cesarinoche-sah-REE-noItalian
Edytae-DI-tahPolish