dianoetic
/daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/
dianoetic adjective: pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
Adjective
dianoetic (comparative more dianoetic, superlative most dianoetic)
- Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
- The bitter laugh laughs at that which is not good, it is the ethical laugh. The hollow laugh laughs at that which is not true, it is the intellectual laugh. Not good! Not true! Well well. But the mirthless laugh is the dianoetic laugh, down the snout — Haw! — so.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- discursive
dianoetic meaning in Bengali
dianoetic in Bengali
- যুক্তি, চিন্তাভাবনা সংক্রান্ত, বৌদ্ধিক
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Forms of dianoetic
| comparative | more dianoetic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dianoetic |
Origin of dianoetic
From Ancient Greek διανοητικός (dianoētikós, “pertaining to thinking”), from διανοητός (dianoētós), verbal adjective of διανοέομαι (dianoéomai, “to think”), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + νοέω (noéō, “to think, suppose”).
Words formed from dianoetic
Questions about dianoetic
- What does dianoetic mean?
- Dianoetic means pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
- What is dianoetic in Bengali?
- Dianoetic in Bengali is যুক্তি, চিন্তাভাবনা সংক্রান্ত, বৌদ্ধিক. See Dianoetic meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is dianoetic?
- Dianoetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dianoetic?
- Dianoetic is pronounced /daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/.
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