navel
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- noun
- /ˈneɪvəl/
- Literature
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- Many cultures view the navel of the earth as a sacred site of pilgrimage and significance.
- navel of the earth
This is the navel where project meets affect.
- This is the navel where project meets affect.
Examples
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The myths tell us of a holy pyramid built upon the navel of the earth.
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The laugh came from the navel of the universe.
Fiction book (1990) -
And Mount Gerizim was known as the navel of the earth.
Academic text (1997) -
Symbol of the navel, it was laden with genital meaning, but it was above all a center of the world.
Academic text (2000) -
The descendants of Hotu Motu'a called their island the navel of the world, Rapa Nui, and centuries of total isolation had convinced them they were the only people left on Earth.
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The ancient city was considered the navel of civilization, where trade routes converged.
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In some legends, this mountain is described as the navel of the world, representing balance and harmony.
Synonyms
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A small round mark on the stomach where the baby was attached before birth
A central point people treat as the main focus
The belly button at the front of the body or a central point on a surface
Compounds
- Offensive
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A person who spends too much time thinking about their own feelings and ignores other people
- Informal
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Spending too much time thinking only about yourself instead of other important things
Surface Forms
Etymology
Navel was also used as a picture for the body's middle, because the navel sits at the center of the belly, so people called an important place the 'navel' of something. That's why navel can mean the central or most important point of a place.