metaphysical C1 Topic:Register & Style Also spelled meta-physical US /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/ See IPA manual Freq #27809 Meanings 1 adj highly abstract and overly theoretical Metaphysical reasoning. 2 adj without material form or substance Metaphysical forces. 3 adj pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics Metaphysical philosophy. 4 adj Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical. The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · without material form or... immaterial Word family Forms metaphysically Derived forms ametaphysicalantimetaphysicalantimetaphysicalismextrametaphysicalhypermetaphysicalmetametaphysicalmetaphysicalitymetaphysicallymetaphysicalnessmetaquotidiannonmetaphysicalpostmetaphysical Related forms transcendental Common collocations metaphysical philosophy Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # metaphysical **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/ **Frequency rank:** 27809 ## Meanings 1. highly abstract and overly theoretical 2. without material form or substance 3. pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics 4. Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical. ## Examples - Metaphysical reasoning. - Metaphysical forces. - Metaphysical philosophy. - The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character. ## Synonyms - immaterial ## Derived Forms - ametaphysical - antimetaphysical - antimetaphysicalism - extrametaphysical - hypermetaphysical - metametaphysical - metaphysicality - metaphysically - metaphysicalness - metaquotidian - nonmetaphysical - postmetaphysical ## Related Forms - transcendental ## Etymology From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown