philosophy

Other forms of philosophy

plural

philosophies·

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 philosophy

What does philosophy mean?

philosophy means "a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in philosophy?

philosophy has 4 syllables: phi-lo-so-phy. The stress falls on "lo". In IPA it is /fəˈlɑsəfi/.

What is another word for philosophy?

Close synonyms include doctrine, philosophical system, school of thought, ism. 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 philosophy a common word?

philosophy is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.