vue de l'esprit

French

Etymology

Literally, “a sight of the mind”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vy d(ə) l‿ɛs.pʁi/

Noun

vue de l’esprit f (plural vues de l’esprit)

1. (sometimes derogatory) a creation of the mind, a convenient but artificial way of seeing things, a theoretical view; a figment of the imagination