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adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
2.
Philosophy.
a.
concerned with abstract thought or subjects, as existence, causality, or truth.
b.
concerned with first principles and ultimate grounds, as being, time, or substance.
3.
highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse.
4.
designating or pertaining to the poetry of an early group of 17th-century English poets, notably John Donne, whose characteristic style is highly intellectual and philosophical and features intensive use of ingenious conceits and turns of wit.
5.
Archaic. imaginary or fanciful.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English metaphisicalle < Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. See metaphysic, -al1
1375–1425; late Middle English metaphisicalle < Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. See metaphysic, -al1
Related forms
met·a·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·met·a·phys·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·met·a·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·met·a·phys·i·cal, adjective
non·met·a·phys·i·cal, adjective
EXPANDnon·met·a·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-met·a·phys·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-met·a·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·met·a·phys·i·cal, adjective
un·met·a·phys·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Metaphysical
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
Example Sentences
- To me, it is a place that is purely metaphysical.
- The unsettling residue left by these stories' many paradoxes invites the reader to intellectual, moral and metaphysical inquiry.
- Surgery stimulates the senses, both physical and metaphysical.
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Word Origin & History
metaphysical
mid-15c., "pertaining to metaphysics," from metaphysic (late 14c.), from M.L. metaphysica (see metaphysics).
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