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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of gedachte + -en- + spinsel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣəˈdɑx.tə(n)ˌspɪn.səl/
- Hyphenation: ge‧dach‧ten‧spin‧sel
Noun
gedachtenspinsel n (plural gedachtenspinsels, diminutive gedachtenspinseltje n)
- figment
- De schaduw in de hoek was slechts een gedachtenspinsel. ― The shadow in the corner was just a figment.
- Dromen kunnen soms voelen als gedachtenspinsels. ― Dreams can sometimes feel like figments.
- Wat je zegt klinkt als een gedachtenspinsel van je verbeelding. ― What you're saying sounds like a figment of your imagination.