embodiment

Definition

The process of embodying.

Etymology

From embody + -ment.

Example Sentences

• "You are the very embodiment of beauty."
• "The law is the true embodiment / Of everything that's excellent. / It has no kind of fault or flaw, / And I, my Lords, embody the law."
• "And with his trademark smoking jackets and pipes – and the silk pajamas he would often wear to work – Hefner became the embodiment of a sexually adventurous yet urbane image and lifestyle, a seeming role model for generations of men."