ontic

[on-tik]

adjective

Philosophy.

1. possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ontic¹

1940–45; < Greek ont- ( onto- ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Terms such as “ontic,” “identity,” “Dasein,” “a priori” and “totality” are generously scattered throughout her books and give the impression of philosophical rigor.

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Where religion addresses ontology, science is concerned with ontic description.

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Ontic structural realism was our only hope.

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From where I was sitting in a nondescript room in a nondescript hotel, ontic structural realism seemed to be the only one left standing.

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In the words of sociologist Chase, we would be applying ontic measurements to ontological phenomena.

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