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Armstrongian

Armstrongian adjective: of or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.

Adjective

Armstrongian (comparative more Armstrongian, superlative most Armstrongian)

  1. Of or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.
    • Of course, the Bs and the Ss here could be properties, as in Armstrong's own illustration (similarities supervening on shared properties). But it appears that, even for properties, Armstrongian supervenience is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for weak supervenience.1995, John Bacon, “Weak Supervenience Supervenes”, in Elias E. Savellos, Ümit D. Yalçın, editors, Supervenience: New Essays, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103
  2. Of or relating to Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and composer.
    • A personalized, melancholy statement with authentic drama, and a vividly Armstrongian open-horn finish.1985, Gary Giddins, Rhythm-a-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the '80s, page 51
    • There were also women, there. A pianist was playing, Chicago style, accompanied by a trumpeter who was not without class although a little too armstrongian to be truly personal.1987, Raymond Queneau, The Skin of Dreams, page 93

Forms of Armstrongian

comparativemore Armstrongian
superlativemost Armstrongian

Origin of Armstrongian

From Armstrong + -ian.

Questions about Armstrongian

What does Armstrongian mean?
Armstrongian means of or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.
What part of speech is Armstrongian?
Armstrongian is an adjective.

Words near Armstrongian in the dictionary

  1. Armstrong numbers
  2. Armstrong oscillator
  3. Armstrong oscillators
  4. Armstrong's axioms
  5. Armstrong's line
  6. Armstrongian
  7. armstrongite
  8. Armstrongs
  9. armt.
  10. Armthorpe
  11. armts.

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