mind's ear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.

Pronunciation

/maɪndz‿ˈɪə/ /maɪndz‿ˈɪəɹ/ En-us-mind's ear.oga En-au-mind's ear.ogg

Word forms

mind's ear mind's ears minds' ears minds' ear

Etymology

From mind (noun) + -’s (possessive marker) + ear, probably modelled after mind’s eye.

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