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philosophical — UK [ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪk(ə)l] / US [ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪk(ə)l] or philosophic UK [fɪləˈsɒfɪk] / US [fɪləˈsɑfɪk] adjective ** 1) relating to philosophy philosophical problems/issues a philosophical argument 2) able to accept an unpleasant situation calmly because… … English dictionary
philosophical — / philosophic [adj1] thinking deeply, rationally abstract, cogitative, deep, erudite, judicious, learned, logical, pensive, profound, rational, reflective, sagacious, sapient, theoretical, thoughtful, wise; concept 402 Ant. irrational, narrow… … New thesaurus
philosophical — index cogitative, logical, profound (esoteric), theoretical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
philosophical — early 16c. from PHILOSOPHY (Cf. philosophy) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Related: Philosophically … Etymology dictionary
philosophical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the study of philosophy. 2) calm in difficult circumstances. DERIVATIVES philosophic adjective philosophically adverb … English terms dictionary
philosophical — adj. 1 of philosophy VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get, wax ▪ The debate was getting too philosophical for me. ▪ I could wax philosophical on all the injustices of life … Collocations dictionary
philosophical — phil|o|soph|i|cal [ˌfıləˈsɔfıkəl US ˈsa: ] adj also phil|o|soph|ic [ ˈsɔfık US ˈsa: ] 1.) relating to philosophy ▪ the philosophical problem of whether there is free will ▪ a philosophical argument 2.) calmly accepting a difficult or unpleasant… … Dictionary of contemporary English
philosophical — [[t]fɪ̱ləsɒ̱fɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ Philosophical means concerned with or relating to philosophy. He was more accustomed to cocktail party chatter than to political or philosophical discussions. Derived words: philosophically [[t]fɪ̱ləsɒ̱fɪkli[/t]]… … English dictionary
philosophical — also phil.osoph.ic adjective 1 related to philosophy: the philosophical writings of Sartre 2 someone who is philosophical calmly accepts a difficult or unpleasant situation because they know it cannot be changed (+ about): Robert was surprisingly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
philosophical — adjective 1) a philosophical question Syn: theoretical, metaphysical 2) a philosophical mood Syn: thoughtful, reflective, pensive, meditative, contemplative, introspective, ruminative; formal cogitative 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
philosophical — adjective 1) a philosophical question Syn: theoretical, metaphysical 2) a philosophical mood Syn: thoughtful, reflective, pensive, meditative, contemplative, introspective 3) he was very ph … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
