dialectic
/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/
dialectic noun: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
Noun
dialectic (countable and uncountable, plural dialectics)
- Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction.
- This situation created the inner dialectic of American history.
- development by way of overcoming internal contradictions
Adjective (1)
dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)
- Dialectical (of or relating to dialectic)
Adjective (2)
dialectic (comparative more dialectic, superlative most dialectic)
- Dialectal (of or relating to a dialect).
- Is it [prodezza] a mere dialectic variation of prudenza,[…]?1813, W[illiam] Taylor, Jun[ior] of Norwich, English Synonyms Discriminated, London: W. Pople, page 51
- […] if any one has, in common discourse, an indistinct, hesitating, dialectic, or otherwise faulty, delivery, his Natural manner certainly is not what he should adopt in public speaking; […]1828, Richard Whately, Elements of Rhetoric. Comprising the Substance of the Article in the Encyclopædia Metropolitana: with Additions, &c., 2nd edition, Oxford: W. Baxter, for John Murray, London...
dialectic meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog
dialectic in Hindi
- formal system of reasoning
- द्वंद्वात्मक dvandvātmak
dialectic in Malayalam
- dialogue, discussion, debate
- വാദം, തർക്കം, യുക്തിവാദം, ചർച്ച, വാദപ്രതിവാദം, ദ്വന്ദ്വാത്മകവാദം
dialectic in Kannada
- ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ವಾದವಿವಾದ, ತತ್ವ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆ, ತರ್ಕ, ವಾಕ್ಯಾರ್ಥ, ತಥ್ಯಪರಾಮರ್ಶೆ, ತತ್ವಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ
dialectic in Tagalog
- formal system of reasoning
- diyalektika
- of or relating to dialectic
- diyalektiko
More languagesFewer languages
- dialectic in Arabic
- جدلية jadaliyya
- dialectic in Malay
- dialektik
- dialectic in Indonesian
- dialektika, dialektis, dialektik
Examples of dialectic in a sentence
- The dialectics of absolute and relative, concrete and abstract, subject and object, and theory and practice is focused on some of the most important questions in philosophy.
- Moreover, he is considered to be the inventor of dialectics, it is Zenon.
- Just stick to the flowchart and escalate properly depending on dialectics.
Forms of dialectic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dialectics |
| alternative form (obsolete) | dialectick |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more dialectic |
| superlative | most dialectic |
Origin of dialectic
From Old French dialectique, from Late Latin dialectica, from Ancient Greek διαλεκτική (dialektikḗ, “the art of argument through interactive questioning and answering”), from διαλεκτικός (dialektikós, “relating to dialogue”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to participate in a dialogue”), from διά (diá, “through, across”) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).
From Latin dialecticus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós).
From dialect + -ic.
Words formed from dialectic
Words that rhyme with dialectic
- symplectic
- apoplectic
- hectic
- smectic
- analectic
- anorectic
- catalectic
- eclectic
- eutectic
- monolectic
- pectic
- plectic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- polylectic
- syntectic
- acatalectic
- acathectic
- anatectic
- antiapoplectic
- anticachectic
- anticataplectic
- anticathectic
- antiplectic
- brachycatalectic
- cachectic
- cataplectic
- catatectic
- cathectic
- cosymplectic
- cotectic
- countercathectic
- demodectic
- diaplectic
- dicatalectic
- dyslectic
- dystectic
- ecolectic
- ephectic
- hyosymplectic
- hypercatalectic
- hypereutectic
- hypoeutectic
- ideolectic
- idiolectic
- karyorrhectic
- lectic
- metaplectic
- metatectic
- methectic
- metriplectic
- monotectic
- multisymplectic
- nektic
- nondialectic
- noneclectic
- nonsymplectic
- oligolectic
- orectic
- orthosymplectic
- paraplectic
- periplectic
Questions about dialectic
- What does dialectic mean?
- Dialectic means any formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
- What is dialectic in Hindi?
- Dialectic in Hindi is द्वंद्वात्मक (dvandvātmak). See Dialectic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dialectic?
- Dialectic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dialectic?
- Dialectic is pronounced /ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/.
- What is the plural of dialectic?
- The plural of dialectic is dialectics.
Words near dialectic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dialectic (page history and authors); dialectic (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); dialectic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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