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Meaning of PHILOSOPHICAL

Pronunciation:  `filu'sâfikul

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
  2. [adj]  characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical"
  3. [adj]  of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
 
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 Synonyms: ideologic, ideological, philosophic, philosophic, unemotional
 
 Antonyms: nonphilosophic, nonphilosophical
 

 

 

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 Related Terms: abstract, accepting, armed with patience, balanced, calm, cogitative, commonsense, composed, contemplative, cool, coolheaded, detached, disciplined, down-to-earth, endurant, enduring, equable, equanimous, erudite, esoteric, even-tempered, forbearing, imperturbable, impractical, indulgent, judicious, learned, lenient, levelheaded, level-headed, logical, longanimous, long-suffering, meditative, moderate, patient, patient as Job, peaceful, persevering, philosophic, philosophicojuristic, philosophicoreligious, placid, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, quiet, rational, realistic, reasonable, reflective, sane, scholarly, self-controlled, sensible, serene, sober, sober-minded, sophistical, sound, Spartan, stoic, stoical, temperate, theoretical, thoughtful, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative, tranquil, unconcerned, understanding, unemotional, unimpassioned, unperturbed, unruffled, well-balanced
 

 

 

 

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