entelechy

1. 1.

   (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality

   Broaderactuality

   metaphysics · Aristotle

Other forms of entelechy

plural

entelechies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about entelechy

What does entelechy mean?

entelechy means "(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality".

How many syllables are in entelechy?

entelechy has 4 syllables: en-te-le-chy. The stress falls on "te".

Is entelechy a common word?

entelechy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.