eidetic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/aɪˈdɛtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī detik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ei•det•ic  (ī detik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
  2. Philosophyof or pertaining to eidos.
  • Greek eidētikós, equivalent. to eîd(os) eidos + -ētikos -etic
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eidetic / aɪˈdɛtɪk/
  1. (of visual, or sometimes auditory, images) exceptionally vivid and allowing detailed recall of something previously perceived: thought to be common in children
  2. relating to or subject to such imagery
Etymology: 20th Century: from Greek eidētikos, from eidos shape, formeiˈdetically
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