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
Goran-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Madhavi-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
SÍLeSHEE-laIrish
Antonin-French
Amand['æmənd]
Cosette-French, Literature