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phronesis

/fɹəˈniːsɪs/

phronesis noun: the virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.

Noun

phronesis (uncountable)

  1. The virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.

phronesis meaning in Tamil

phronesis in Tamil

அறிவொளி, உறுதிப்படுத்தல்

Origin of phronesis

From Ancient Greek φρόνησις (phrónēsis, “practical wisdom”), from φρονέω (phronéō, “to think”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “mind”).

Questions about phronesis

What does phronesis mean?
Phronesis means the virtue of "practical wisdom" as posited by Aristotle.
What is phronesis in Tamil?
Phronesis in Tamil is அறிவொளி, உறுதிப்படுத்தல். See Phronesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phronesis?
Phronesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce phronesis?
Phronesis is pronounced /fɹəˈniːsɪs/.

Words near phronesis in the dictionary

  1. phrogger
  2. phroggers
  3. phrogging
  4. phrogs
  5. phronemophobia
  6. phronesis
  7. phronetic
  8. phronimid
  9. phronimids
  10. Phronsie
  11. phrontisteria

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phronesis (page history and authors); phronesis (Tamil 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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