philosophic

1. 1.

   of or relating to philosophy or philosophers

   “philosophical writing”

   “a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology”

   Synonymsphilosophical
2. 2.

   characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment

   “philosophical resignation”

   “a philosophic attitude toward life”

   Synonymsphilosophical

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Questions about philosophic

What does philosophic mean?

philosophic means "of or relating to philosophy or philosophers". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in philosophic?

philosophic has 4 syllables: phil-o-so-phic. The stress falls on "so". In IPA it is /ˌfɪləˈsɑfɪk/.

What is another word for philosophic?

Close synonyms include philosophical, philosophical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is philosophic a common word?

philosophic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.