Mirror Meaning
/ˈmɪɹə/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
nounAn object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
Sentence Examples
How many times a day do you look at yourself in the mirror?
Hasn't he looked at himself in a mirror?
He looked at himself in the mirror.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She checked her appearance in the ____ before going to the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy looked at his own reflection in the ____ and practiced making several funny faces for his amused family members.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She checked her appearance in the ____ before going to the party.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The young boy looked at his own reflection in the ____ and practiced making several funny faces for his amused family members.