Navel
noun
The small round part in the middle of a person's stomach where they were connected to their mother by the umbilical cord when they were born.
His navel is unusually deep.
Often appears as...
- touch your navel
- navel gazing
noun
The central point or most important part of a place, subject, or activity.
The city is the navel of the country's economy.
Often appears as...
- navel of the universe
- navel of the world
noun
The small round part in the middle of a person's stomach where they were connected to their mother by the umbilical cord when they were born.
His navel is unusually deep.
Often appears as...
- touch your navel
- navel gazing
noun
The central point or most important part of a place, subject, or activity.
The city is the navel of the country's economy.
Often appears as...
- navel of the universe
- navel of the world
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Reference
Usually refers to the actual physical indentation or protuberance on the stomach.
She decorated her navel with glitter for the beach party.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversation
Commonly used in informal settings when discussing body parts or fashion, like piercings.
I'm thinking of getting a navel piercing this weekend.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Less appropriate in highly formal or professional contexts where specific medical terms are expected.
The surgeon made a small incision near the patient's navel.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Reference
Usually refers to the actual physical indentation or protuberance on the stomach.
She decorated her navel with glitter for the beach party.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversation
Commonly used in informal settings when discussing body parts or fashion, like piercings.
I'm thinking of getting a navel piercing this weekend.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Less appropriate in highly formal or professional contexts where specific medical terms are expected.
The surgeon made a small incision near the patient's navel.
Pro Tip 1/3Anatomy Reference
Usually refers to the actual physical indentation or protuberance on the stomach.
She decorated her navel with glitter for the beach party.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Conversation
Commonly used in informal settings when discussing body parts or fashion, like piercings.
I'm thinking of getting a navel piercing this weekend.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formality
Less appropriate in highly formal or professional contexts where specific medical terms are expected.
The surgeon made a small incision near the patient's navel.
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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man...
which is influenced by the writings of the Roman architect, Vitruvius, places a man firmly at the center of a circle and a square. Vitruvius claimed the navel is the center of the human body and that if one takes a compass and places the fixed point on the navel, a circle can be drawn perfectly around the body. Additionally, Vitruvius recognized that arm span and height
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It's OK to feel...
Intuition can only happen when you're in the moment. And so, from that point forward, she did not experience fear for the rest of the time she was in the woods. She just was guided by some deep intuitive sense, located somewhere between her sternum and her navel,
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Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man...
which is influenced by the writings of the Roman architect, Vitruvius, places a man firmly at the center of a circle and a square. Vitruvius claimed the navel is the center of the human body and that if one takes a compass and places the fixed point on the navel, a circle can be drawn perfectly around the body. Additionally, Vitruvius recognized that arm span and height
Video examples
It's OK to feel...
Intuition can only happen when you're in the moment. And so, from that point forward, she did not experience fear for the rest of the time she was in the woods. She just was guided by some deep intuitive sense, located somewhere between her sternum and her navel,
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Quote examples
Shonda Rhimes
American Producer
I'd split up with a boyfriend and gone to Vermont to stare at my navel, and then 9/11 happened, and I spent days being scared of what was happening in the world. So I made a list of all the things I wanted to do, and at the top was adopt a baby. Nine months and two days later, I brought my daughter home.
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Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
It seems kosher and OK to treat women as objects because the business of cinema is about images and when you have fragmented images of a woman's bosom and her swiveling hip and her twisting navel, it robs the woman of all autonomy and subjects her to the male gaze.
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Rainn Wilson
American Actor
In every decade rock and roll starts to get very serious and navel gazing and kind of self serious and every once and a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants.
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Ridley Scott
British Director
I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can be inert and study your navel, and gradually fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.
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Ana Navarro
American Critic
I try to be very aware of opportunities as they arise. But I don't sit around staring at my navel and thinking about my brand development.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.
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James Ransone
American Actor
I try not to be super self-referential about my work because it becomes like navel gazing at a certain point.
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Tom Selleck
American Actor
I hate going to the gym, so sweating outdoors sure beats sitting on a stationary bike staring at my navel.
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Brigitte Bardot
French Actress
I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.
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Brandy Norwood
American Musician
Mom would kill me if I showed my navel.
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Shonda Rhimes
American Producer
I'd split up with a boyfriend and gone to Vermont to stare at my navel, and then 9/11 happened, and I spent days being scared of what was happening in the world. So I made a list of all the things I wanted to do, and at the top was adopt a baby. Nine months and two days later, I brought my daughter home.
Quote examples
Shabana Azmi
Indian Actress
It seems kosher and OK to treat women as objects because the business of cinema is about images and when you have fragmented images of a woman's bosom and her swiveling hip and her twisting navel, it robs the woman of all autonomy and subjects her to the male gaze.
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Rainn Wilson
American Actor
In every decade rock and roll starts to get very serious and navel gazing and kind of self serious and every once and a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants.
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Ridley Scott
British Director
I think there's nothing worse than inertia. You can be inert and study your navel, and gradually fall off the chair. I think the key is to keep flying.
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Ana Navarro
American Critic
I try to be very aware of opportunities as they arise. But I don't sit around staring at my navel and thinking about my brand development.
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Stephen Gardiner
British Architect
The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.
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James Ransone
American Actor
I try not to be super self-referential about my work because it becomes like navel gazing at a certain point.
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Tom Selleck
American Actor
I hate going to the gym, so sweating outdoors sure beats sitting on a stationary bike staring at my navel.
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Brigitte Bardot
French Actress
I don't have the time or the desire to gaze at my navel.
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Brandy Norwood
American Musician
Mom would kill me if I showed my navel.
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