noetic
UK/nəʊˈɛt.ɪk//noʊˈɛt.ɪk/
noetic adjective: of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
Adjective
noetic (comparative more noetic, superlative most noetic)
- Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
- Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought.1982, Walter J. Ong, Orality and Literacy, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 23–24
- Originating in or apprehended by reason.
Noun
noetic (plural noetics)
noetic meaning in Tamil and Urdu
noetic in Tamil
- அறிவுத்திற ஆய்வியல், அறிவு ஆய்வியல்
noetic in Urdu
- عقلی, معقول, ذہنی
Forms of noetic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more noetic |
| superlative | most noetic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | noetick |
| Noun | |
| plural | noetics |
Origin of noetic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).
Words formed from noetic
- autonoetic
- noegenesis
- noetically
- noetic flatness
Questions about noetic
- What does noetic mean?
- Noetic means of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
- What is noetic in Tamil?
- Noetic in Tamil is அறிவுத்திற ஆய்வியல், அறிவு ஆய்வியல். See Noetic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is noetic?
- Noetic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce noetic?
- Noetic is pronounced /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near noetic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: noetic (page history and authors); noetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noetic (Urdu 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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