English Dictionary

omphaloskeptic

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɒm.fəl.əˈskɛp.tɪk/

形容詞

比較不可

Likely to, prone to, or engaged in contemplating or meditating upon one's navel.

日本語の意味

自分のへそに没頭したり、じっくり見つめる傾向があること。 / おへそに関連した自己内省や瞑想を行う性質があること。

Her omphaloskeptic habit of staring at her navel during meetings made her colleagues chuckle.

会議中にへそを見つめがちな彼女の癖は、同僚たちをくすっと笑わせた。

意味（1）

Likely to, prone to, or engaged in contemplating or meditating upon one's navel.

This approach has been referred to as an omphaloskeptic method of design, so called after the term omphaloskepsis used to describe the technique of meditation through contemplation of the navel (from the Greek omphalos for navel and skepsis for examination).