MENTAL PICTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mental picture mean? 

• MENTAL PICTURE (noun)
  The noun MENTAL PICTURE has 1 sense:

1. a clear and telling mental image

  Familiarity information: MENTAL PICTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENTAL PICTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clear and telling mental image

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

impression; mental picture; picture

Context example:

the events left a permanent impression in his mind

Hypernyms ("mental picture" is a kind of...):

image; mental image (an iconic mental representation)