dianoetic

American

[dahy-uh-noh-et-ik] / ˌdaɪ ə noʊˈɛt ɪk /

adjective

pertaining to dianoia.

dianoetic British

/ ˌdaɪənəʊˈɛtɪk /

adjective

of or relating to thought, esp to discursive reasoning rather than intuition Compare discursive

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Derived Forms

dianoetically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of dianoetic

1670–80; < Greek dianoētik ( ós ), equivalent to diáno ( ia ) dianoia + -ē- thematic vowel + -tikos -tic

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