the mind's ear



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the mind's ear

The imaginative capability to create or recall sound within one's mind; the part of the mind that experiences imagined or recalled sound. (An allusion to the "mind's eye," which is likewise responsible for mental imagery.) I can still hear in my mind's ear the sweet laughter of my daughter when she was a child.
See also: ear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Olufunmilola-Western African, Yoruba
RaeburnRAY-bərnEnglish (Rare)
TosheTO-sheMacedonian
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Nagib-Arabic
Jeannie['dʒi:ni]