nonempirical C2+ Topic:Science & Research US /ˌnɑnɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/ UK /ˌnɒnɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not based on observation or experiment He dismissed the theory as nonempirical speculation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not based on observation or... theoreticalspeculativea prioriabstractconceptual ↔ Opposites empiricalexperimentalobservational Word family Related forms empiricalempiricismempiric Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + empirical, from Latin empiricus, from Greek empeirikos ('experienced'), from empeiria ('experience'), from en- ('in') + peira ('trial'). empeirikós Ancient Greek peîra Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Science & Research Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonempirical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. not based on observation or experiment ## Examples - He dismissed the theory as nonempirical speculation. ## Synonyms - theoretical - speculative - a priori - abstract - conceptual ## Antonyms - empirical - experimental - observational ## Related Forms - empirical - empiricism - empiric ## Roots and Affixes - Root: empeirikós - Root: peîra ## Etymology From non- ('not') + empirical, from Latin empiricus, from Greek empeirikos ('experienced'), from empeiria ('experience'), from en- ('in') + peira ('trial'). ## AI Etymology Nonempirical comes from non- ('not') + empirical, from Latin empiricus, from Greek empeirikos ('experienced'), from empeiria ('experience'), from en- ('in') + peira ('trial'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek empeirikós, Ancient Greek peîra. The same word family includes empirical, empiricism, empiric. Its current adjective use means "not based on observation or experiment". ## Topics - Science & Research - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown