philosophical
Syllables: phi·lo·soph·i·calUK/ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩//ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/
philosophical adjective: of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
Adjective
philosophical (comparative more philosophical, superlative most philosophical)
- Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- All the creations of classic German philosophy, such as Hegel's Idea, Fichte's Ego, or Schelling's Absolute, appeared to him simply as substitutes for the Deity, reduced to a more abstract form by philosophical imagination.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in...
- “For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” said Howard Chen, study author and Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University.2019 November 11, Ashley Strickland, “What makes a planet potentially habitable”, in CNN
- Rational; analytic or critically minded; thoughtful.
- His richly philosophical intellect was not at any time affected by unrealities.1846, Edgar Allan Poe, “The Sphinx”, in Arthur's Ladies Magazine
- Detached, calm, stoic.
- She bore the desertion with philosophical indifference.1911, Hector Hugh Munro, The Schartz-Metterklume Method
philosophical meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
philosophical in Hindi
- philosophical
- दार्शनिक dārśanik
philosophical in Marathi
- तात्विक, तत्वज्ञानविषयक
philosophical in Urdu
- فلسفیانہ
philosophical in Bengali
- দর্শন সংক্রান্ত, ধীরস্থির ও যুক্তিপূর্ণ
More languagesFewer languages
- philosophical in Telugu
- తాత్విక
- philosophical in Malayalam
- തത്ത്വജ്ഞാനപരമായ, ദാർശനികം
- philosophical in Kannada
- ತತ್ತ್ವಚಿಂತನೆಯ, ತತ್ತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ, ದಾರ್ಶನಿಕ
- philosophical in Gujarati
- ફિલોસોફિકલ
- philosophical in Nepali
- फिलोसोफिकल
- philosophical in Tagalog
- batnayanin, batnayin
- philosophical in Arabic
- فَلْسَفِيّ falsafiyy
Examples of philosophical in a sentence
- The philosophical ideas of the ancient Greeks endure to this day.
- Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied.
- Though the field is still in its infancy, its philosophical implications are staggering.
Synonyms of philosophical
Antonyms
Forms of philosophical
| comparative | more philosophical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most philosophical |
| alternative form (obsolete) | philosophicall |
| alternative form (obsolete) | phylosophicall |
| alternative form (nonstandard) | phylosophical |
Origin of philosophical
From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.
Words formed from philosophical
- antiphilosophical
- aphilosophical
- biophilosophical
- cyberphilosophical
- doctrine of philosophical necessity
- ecophilosophical
- ethnophilosophical
- extraphilosophical
- geophilosophical
- historicophilosophical
- historiophilosophical
- intraphilosophical
- metaphilosophical
- musicophilosophical
- neurophilosophical
- nonphilosophical
- overphilosophical
- philosophical anarchism
- philosophical anarchist
- philosophical behaviorism
- philosophical behaviorist
- philosophical behaviourism
- philosophical furnace
- philosophicality
- philosophically
- philosophical materialism
- philosophical method
- philosophicalness
- philosophical sin
- philosophical wool
- philosophical zombie
- physicophilosophical
- politicophilosophical
- postphilosophical
- prephilosophical
- pseudophilosophical
- psychophilosophical
- psycho-socio-philosophical
- religiophilosophical
- scientifico-philosophical
- semiphilosophical
- sociophilosophical
- unphilosophical
- wax philosophical
Phrases with philosophical
Questions about philosophical
- What does philosophical mean?
- Philosophical means of, or pertaining to, philosophy.
- What is philosophical in Hindi?
- Philosophical in Hindi is दार्शनिक (dārśanik). See Philosophical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is philosophical?
- Philosophical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce philosophical?
- Philosophical is pronounced /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/ (UK).
Words near philosophical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: philosophical (page history and authors); दार्शनिक (Hindi) (page history and authors); philosophical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philosophical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); philosophical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); philosophical (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philosophical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); philosophical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); philosophical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philosophical (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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