philosophical
adjUK /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/ · US /ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/
Etymology From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.
1
Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- “For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.2019 November 11, Ashley Strickland, “What makes a planet potentially habitable”, in CNN:
2
Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.
- His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.1846, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Sphinx”, in Arthur's Ladies Magazine:
3
Detached, calm, stoic.
- She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.1911, Hector Hugh Munro, The Schartz-Metterklume Method:
- Synonyms
- philosophic
- Antonyms
- nonphilosophical
- Derived terms
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