Philosophical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philosophic \Phil`o*soph"ic\, Philosophical \Phil`o*soph"ic*al\,
     a. [L. philosophicus: cf. F. philosophique.]
     Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with,
     the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a
     philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool. --
     {Phil`o*soph"ic*al*ly}, adv.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  philosophical
       adj 1: of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical
              writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical
              terminology" [syn: {philosophic}]
       2: characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting
          trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical
          resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life" [syn: {philosophic}]
       3: 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" [syn: {philosophic}] [ant:
           {nonphilosophical}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "philosophical":
     Spartan, 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,
     level-headed, levelheaded, logical, long-suffering, longanimous,
     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, stoic, stoical, temperate, theoretical,
     thoughtful, tolerant, tolerating, tolerative, tranquil,
     unconcerned, understanding, unemotional, unimpassioned,
     unperturbed, unruffled, well-balanced