meditation or contemplation, esp. of a self-absorbed, complacent, or profitless kind (cf. sense 1b).
| 单词 | θ123599 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [noun] > matter for contemplation > contemplation of navel (5) navel-contemplation1921 meditation or contemplation, esp. of a self-absorbed, complacent, or profitless kind (cf. sense 1b). omphaloskepsis1925 = omphaloscopy n. omphaloscopy1931 = navel-contemplation n. at navel, n. compounds 2. navel-gazing1959 = navel-contemplation n. Subcategories:— one who practises (1) |
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