avatar
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a new personification of a familiar idea
the embodiment of hope
Types & categories
- personification hypernym
- deification hyponym
- reincarnation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu
Types & categories
- Hindu deity hypernym
- Jagannath instance hyponym
- Kalki instance hyponym
- Krishna instance hyponym
- Rama instance hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | incarnate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | embody |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | personification |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deification |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reincarnation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | Hindu deity |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Jagannath |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Kalki |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Krishna |
| 2 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Rama |