philosophical
of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
versed in or occupied with philosophy.
proper to or befitting a philosopher.
rationally or sensibly calm, patient, or composed.
Rare. of or relating to natural philosophy or physical science.
Origin of philosophical
1- Also phil·o·soph·ic [fil-uh-sof-ik] /ˌfɪl əˈsɒf ɪk/ .
Other words from philosophical
- phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- phil·o·soph·i·cal·ness, noun
- an·ti·phil·o·soph·ic, adjective
- an·ti·phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- an·ti·phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·phil·o·soph·ic, adjective
- non·phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- non·phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- qua·si-phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- qua·si-phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·phil·o·soph·ic, adjective
- sem·i·phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- sem·i·phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·phil·o·soph·ic, adjective
- un·phil·o·soph·i·cal, adjective
- un·phil·o·soph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use philosophical in a sentence
I am fleshing out in my work how we can turn these “merely” philosophical considerations about the nature of mind throughout nature into a testable set of experiments, with some early thoughts sketched here.
On “The Thoughtful Travel Podcast,” Amanda Kendle leads discussions that are equal parts practical and philosophical.
With travel podcasts, explore the world through your ear buds | Andrea Sachs | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostFrom a higher level, contextual advertising also makes philosophical sense.
Moreover, after a month of training as a Stoic, one’s degree of philosophical Stoicism predictably increased, while the same people’s degree of “stoicism” decreased.
One of the more fascinating philosophical cul de sacs has to do with Jesus Christ’s dictum regarding doing to him what we do to the least of us.
I would just say, musically, you just outgrow bands philosophically and politically.
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie | Marlow Stern | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You should always understand where you are in the industry,” she says philosophically.
Now Paradise and the Inferno are understood philosophically as states of being, not places on a chart.
Vatican Science on Christmas and Creationism | Christopher Dickey | December 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt seems logistically challenging but not yet philosophically challenging.
College Application Guru Turned Author Lacy Crawford on ‘Early Decision’ | Lizzie Crocker | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSecond, individual killers rarely come from the most devout, philosophically consistent, or pure strands of their religion.
Every American Muslim's Fear After the Boston Bombing | Charles King | April 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe clerk has taken it more philosophically, and seemed only to care lest the fact should become known.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodWe are discoursing very philosophically, and will be charitable enough to believe that numerous couples are similarly engaged.
Alone | Marion HarlandI wish, however, to say to the reader that my book deals with life philosophically and not individually.
Tyranny of God | Joseph LewisWhy, man, thou dost therein most philosophically multiply thine own.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott"Then you must have been half starved on your journey," replied the professor, philosophically.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion Crawford
British Dictionary definitions for philosophical
philosophic
/ (ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkəl) /
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
reasonable, wise, or learned
calm and stoical, esp in the face of difficulties or disappointments
(formerly) of or relating to science or natural philosophy
Derived forms of philosophical
- philosophically, adverb
- philosophicalness, noun
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