zeno of elea

1. 1.

   ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)

   SynonymsZeno

   Broaderphilosopher

Questions about zeno of elea

What does zeno of elea mean?

zeno of elea means "ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC)".

What is another word for zeno of elea?

Close synonyms include Zeno. 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 zeno of elea a common word?

zeno of elea 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.