philosophical

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/ UK /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #15194

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to philosophy or the study of ideas about life and knowledge.

They had a long philosophical discussion about the meaning of happiness.
2

adj
Calm and accepting when facing difficulty or disappointment.

She was philosophical about losing the match, saying she would try again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to philosophy or... philosophic

2 adj · calm and accepting when... stoic

Opposites

nonphilosophical

Word family

Forms unphilosophical

Derived forms antiphilosophicalaphilosophicalbiophilosophicalcyberphilosophicalecophilosophicalethnophilosophicalextraphilosophicalgeophilosophicalhistoricophilosophicalhistoriophilosophicalintraphilosophicalmetaphilosophical

Common collocations

Etymology

From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.

Topics

Education & Learning Abstract Ideas

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# philosophical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɪl.əˈsɑ.fɪ.kl̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 15194

## Meanings
1. Relating to philosophy or the study of ideas about life and knowledge.
2. Calm and accepting when facing difficulty or disappointment.

## Examples
- They had a long philosophical discussion about the meaning of happiness.
- She was philosophical about losing the match, saying she would try again.

## Synonyms
- philosophic

## Antonyms
- nonphilosophical

## Derived Forms
- antiphilosophical
- aphilosophical
- biophilosophical
- cyberphilosophical
- ecophilosophical
- ethnophilosophical
- extraphilosophical
- geophilosophical
- historicophilosophical
- historiophilosophical
- intraphilosophical
- metaphilosophical

## Etymology
From philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ.

## AI Etymology
Philosophical comes from philosophy + -ical, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of knowledge, scientific learning”). Displaced native Old English ūþwitlīċ. In present-day English it covers relating to philosophy or the study of ideas about life and knowledge and calm and accepting when facing difficulty or disappointment. The wider family includes derived forms such as antiphilosophical, aphilosophical, biophilosophical, cyberphilosophical, ecophilosophical.

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Abstract Ideas

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