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
Leandrole-AHN-dro (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
FredaFREE-dəEnglish
Lenora[lə'nɔ:rə]
Charleneshahr-LEEN, chahr-LEENEnglish
LuminiȚAloo-mee-NEE-tsahRomanian
Lloyd[lɔid]