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An incarnation of a deity, particularly VishnuAn incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
» I like your avatar.
Мне нравится твой аватар.
Мені подобається твій аватар.
Мені подобається твоя аватарка.
Meaning
6 senses(Hinduism)An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
Avatar, Avatara, Herabkunft
авата́раavatára, авата́рavatár, воплоще́ниеvoploščénije
аватарavatar, аватараavatara
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
A representation within a dimension of an entity that exists outside of that dimension.
(broadly)One which serves to act in place of or on behalf of the entity; a simulacrum.
Verkörperung
воплоще́ниеvoploščénije, авата́рavatár
втіленняvtilennja, персоніфікаціяpersonifikacija
One which serves to act in place of or on behalf of the entity; a simulacrum.
(broadly)The embodiment of an idea or concept; an instantiation, especially an incarnation or personification.
a new personification of a familiar idea
A representation within a dimension of an entity that exists outside of that dimension.
(broadly)One which serves as the means through which the entity interacts with its environment; a player character or host.
One which serves as the identifying token for the entity within the dimension.
(broadly)A graphical representation of a user or persona; used in reference to any digital environment, but especially nonmetaversal ones.
Avatar
авата́рavatár
аватарavatar
(broadly)A character model, used virtually as an emulation of a user or their persona.
Examples
25 sentencesI like your avatar.
Мені подобається твій аватар.
ruМне нравится твой аватар.
Tom didn't understand why Mary chose an elephant as her online avatar.
I've just changed my avatar.
I don't like that avatar.
Why did you change your avatar?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani अवतार (avtār) / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “desBorrowed from Hindustani अवतार (avtār) / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तॄ (tṝ, “to cross”) (whence तरति (tarati)). First attested in c. 1784 in The Hindu Wife or The Enchanted Fruit, by William Jones.
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Forms
plural: avatarsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a new personification of a familiar idea:embodimentincarnation