metaphysical
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/
metaphysical adjective: of or pertaining to metaphysics.
Adjective
metaphysical (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
- Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.
- Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.
- The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character.1995, Julius Evola, “Regality”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN...
- Magritte offers us ontological shock treatments to jar us out of our metaphysical slumbers, but proposes no satisfying alternative.2025 November 2 (last accessed), “Let’s Get Real! Magritte and the Nature of Reality”, in baptistcenter.com, archived from the original on 01 May 2006, page 5
metaphysical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
metaphysical in Hindi
- of or pertaining to metaphysics
- तत्त्वमीमांसिक tattvamīmānsik
metaphysical in Tamil
- மெட்டாஃபிசிகல், மெட்டாபிசிகல், மெட்டாஃபிசிக்கல்
metaphysical in Marathi
- अधिभौतिकीय, अधिभौतिक
metaphysical in Urdu
- الٰہیاتی, مابعد الطبیعاتی
More languagesFewer languages
- metaphysical in Bengali
- পরাবিদ্যামূলক, আধ্যাত্মিক, বিমূর্ত, অতিপ্রাকৃত
- metaphysical in Telugu
- మెటాఫిజికల్, అధిభౌతిక
- metaphysical in Malayalam
- അമൂർത്ത, സെെദ്ധാന്തികമായ, താത്ത്വിക, പരികല്പനയായ
- metaphysical in Kannada
- ಮೆಟಾಫಿಸಿಕಲ್, ಮೆಟಾಫಿಜಿಕಲ್, ಅಧಿಭೌತಿಕ
- metaphysical in Punjabi
- ਮੈਟਾਫਿਜ਼ੀਕਲ, ਮੈਟਾਫਿਜ਼ਿਕਲ
- metaphysical in Gujarati
- મેટાફિઝિકલ
- metaphysical in Odia
- ମେଟାଫିଜିକାଲ୍, ମେଟାଫିଜିକାଲ
- metaphysical in Nepali
- मेटाफिजिकल
- metaphysical in Tagalog
- labawsugnayin
- metaphysical in Arabic
- مِيتَافِيزِيقِيّ mītāfīzīqiyy
Examples of metaphysical in a sentence
- Pirsig’s narrator declares that the real world is a seamless continuum of the material and metaphysical.
- If an Erewhonian plays his role as a martyr with a smile, it is through metaphysical agility.
- It progresses then because existing metaphysical doctrines are felt to be constricting frameworks, and thus unsatisfactory.
Forms of metaphysical
| alternative form (obsolete) | metaphysickal |
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Origin of metaphysical
From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.
Words formed from metaphysical
Questions about metaphysical
- What does metaphysical mean?
- Metaphysical means of or pertaining to metaphysics.
- What is metaphysical in Hindi?
- Metaphysical in Hindi is तत्त्वमीमांसिक (tattvamīmānsik). See Metaphysical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is metaphysical?
- Metaphysical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce metaphysical?
- Metaphysical is pronounced /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/.
Words near metaphysical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: metaphysical (page history and authors); metaphysical (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metaphysical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metaphysical (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); metaphysical (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metaphysical (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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