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avatar

noun

Simple meaning

A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈævətɑɹ

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Definition

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noun

  1. Internetvideo games

    A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

  2. Internetvideo games

    A simple and static or nearly static digital representation of a person or being in the form of a small digital object, used online as a simulacrum or token of a person or that person's online alter ego, in any digital environment but especially in nonvirtual, nonmetaversal ones.

  3. The embodiment of an idea or concept; an instantiation, especially a personification or incarnation.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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This meaning: (Internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

Used this way, avatar is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Confusing or complicated
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Technology

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