peripatetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to walk about.
  2. Constantly travelling.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic.
noun
  1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”).
noun
  1. A disciple of Aristotle.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of Aristotle, or to his followers.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/ en-us-peripatetic.ogg

Word forms

peripatetic more peripatetic most peripatetic peripatetick peripatetics

Etymology

From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “to walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “to walk”).

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