English Explanatory Dictionary

philosophical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
  2. Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.
  3. Detached, calm, stoic.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/ /ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-philosophical.wav

Word forms

philosophical more philosophical most philosophical philosophicall phylosophicall phylosophical

Etymology

From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.

Synonyms

philosophic

Antonyms

nonphilosophical

Derived words

antiphilosophical aphilosophical biophilosophical cyberphilosophical doctrine of philosophical necessity ecophilosophical ethnophilosophical extraphilosophical geophilosophical historicophilosophical historiophilosophical intraphilosophical metaphilosophical musicophilosophical neurophilosophical nonphilosophical overphilosophical philosophical anarchism philosophical anarchist philosophical furnace philosophicality philosophically philosophical materialism philosophical method philosophicalness philosophical sin philosophical wool philosophical zombie physicophilosophical politicophilosophical postphilosophical prephilosophical pseudophilosophical psychophilosophical psycho-socio-philosophical religiophilosophical scientifico-philosophical semiphilosophical sociophilosophical unphilosophical wax philosophical
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