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PHILOSOPHICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment
Example:
a philosophic attitude toward life
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
unemotional (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)
Derivation:
philosopher (a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity)
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
Example:
a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology
Synonyms:
philosophic; philosophical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Derivation:
philosophy (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
philosophy (any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation)
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
Context examples:
A child born with Mercury retrograde tends to grow up to be more reflective and philosophical than others, so it can be an asset.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
By-and-by, when you've got a name, you can afford to digress, and have philosophical and metaphysical people in your novels, said Amy, who took a strictly practical view of the subject.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
You have a slew of planets stacked up in your ninth house, which rules the media, publishing, broadcasting, international travel and relationships, university study, and legal and philosophical matters—and all these areas will shine brilliantly for you for each will support your Taurus Sun sign.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Now I demand the satisfaction of a gentleman, and with that the tall uncle proceeded to toss and tousle the small nephew in a way that damaged his philosophical dignity as much as it delighted his boyish soul.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
