eidetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
  2. Of or relating to the essential forms of a phenomena.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eidetic.wav

Word forms

eidetic more eidetic most eidetic edetic

Etymology

From German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός (eidētikós), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

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