Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: philosophical
IPA transcription: [f,ɪləs'ɑfɪkəl]
Pronunciations of philosophical
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: philosophic, philosophical
    Meaning: of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
  • Synonyms: philosophical, philosophic
    Meaning: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
Usage examples
  • OF MORALITY TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL
  • They were to the full as ridiculous as his philosophical pretensions.
  • They were a sun-tanned, philosophical lot, who sometimes shot reflectively at the blue pickets.
  • And thus they distribute male and female breeders of the best natures according to philosophical rules.
  • In regard to such knowledge, philosophical criticism does not require that we should abstain from belief.
  • This I shall endeavour to interpret, by developing to the best of my ability the laconism of the philosophical naturalist.
  • Painfully and with enforced mental readjustments, they began a philosophical search for excuses and justifications for the idea.
  • Some will think it improbable that a human soul swinging desperately in mid-air should think about philosophical inconsistencies.
  • There is nothing more just, nothing more reasonable, nothing more philosophical apparently, than the motives which gave rise to this reform.
  • These philosophical remarks rather astonished Dora, who was not yet accustomed to the contrast between Jack's sage reflections and his tender years.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Literary criticism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ayn Rand, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Transhumanism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Calvin and Hobbes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Trapped in the Closet (South Park), License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Han dynasty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Greek mythology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Locke, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Eucharistic theology, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0