Philosophical - English meaning

adjective

Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.

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Analytical methods

adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Usage examples:

She had to keep calm at all costs

noun

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

Usage examples:

His usual calm deserted him

verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Usage examples:

I took him inside and tried to calm him down

adjective

(of a person) calm and self-controlled.

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Outwardly they are cool, calm, and collected

verb

Bring or gather together (a number of things).

Usage examples:

He went round the office collecting old coffee cups

adjective

Having one's feelings and expression under control; calm.

Usage examples:

A very talented and composed young player

verb

Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry).

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He composed the first violin sonata four years earlier

adjective

Calm and in control of your emotions

Usage examples:

She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

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We dived into the river to cool off

adjective

Separate or disconnected.

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A four-bedroomed detached house

verb

Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.

Usage examples:

He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective

Not emotionally involved in a situation

Usage examples:

As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

adjective

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial.

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She dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way

adjective

Able to think clearly or make good decisions because not influenced by emotions

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The book is intended to provide a more dispassionate understanding of recent history.

adjective

Not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.

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He could look sterner than his equable temperament would suggest

adjective

Always being pleasant

Usage examples:

Equable temperament graham has a fairly equable temperament - i haven't often seen him really angry.

adjective

Not changing suddenly

Usage examples:

Equable climate the south of the country enjoys an equable climate.

adjective

Having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Usage examples:

Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion

adjective

Having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people

Usage examples:

He's the author of an erudite book on scottish history.

adjective

Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

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Esoteric philosophical debates

adjective

Intended for or understood by only a few people who have special knowledge

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Literary readings can sometimes seem esoteric, but we are trying to make them more attractive to mo…

adjective

Not feeling or showing emotion.

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His cold, impassive face

adjective

Not showing or feeling any emotion

Usage examples:

Nick kept his face impassive but his mind was racing., even as the guilty verdict was read, he star…

adjective

Unable to be upset or excited; calm.

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An imperturbable tranquillity

adjective

Staying calm and controlled despite problems or difficulties

Usage examples:

He was imperturbable in a crisis.

adjective

Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.

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A logical impossibility

combining form

In adjectives corresponding chiefly to nouns ending in -logy (such as pharmacological corresponding to pharmacology ).

adjective

Reasonable and based on good judgment

Usage examples:

After the children were grown, moving to a smaller house was the logical thing to do., related mate…

adjective

Relating to metaphysics.

Usage examples:

The essentially metaphysical question of the nature of mind

noun

The metaphysical poets.

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Or eliot, who wrote on the metaphysicals, marvell, dryden, blake, wordsworth, baudelaire and, of co…

adjective

Relating to the part of philosophy that deals with existence and knowledge

Usage examples:

Metaphysical questions about the nature of the universe

adjective

(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

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The phlegmatic british character

adjective

Not easily upset or excited.

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A placid, contented man

adjective

Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.

Usage examples:

I'm sure there's a perfectly rational explanation

adjective

Showing clear thought or reason

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A rational decision, obviously, he wasn’t rational., it’s hard to behave rationally at such times.

adjective

Based on logic or good sense.

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A reasoned judgement

verb

Think, understand, and form judgements logically.

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Humans do not reason entirely from facts

adjective

Using judgment

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He offered reasoned responses to our questions.

adjective

Involving or relating to serious academic study.

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Scholarly journals

adjective

Calm and in control of your emotions at all times

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She is a confident and self-possessed public speaker., she struck me as an extremely self-possessed…

adjective

Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.

Usage examples:

Her eyes were closed and she looked very serene

noun

An expanse of clear sky or calm sea.

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Not a cloud obscured the deep serene

adjective

Peaceful and calm, or (of a person) not worried or excited

Usage examples:

He approached the job with the serene confidence that he could succeed where others had failed., he…

adjective

Not affected by alcohol; not drunk.

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Drunk or sober, he was driven by a manic energy and impatience that made him a difficult friend and…

verb

Make or become sober after drinking alcohol.

Usage examples:

That coffee sobered him up

adjective

Having had no alcohol; not drunk

Usage examples:

The sober expression had not left martin’s face.

adjective

Enduring pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining.

Usage examples:

He taught a stoical acceptance of suffering

adjective

Not showing or not feeling any emotion, esp. in a situation in which the expression of emotion is expected

Usage examples:

He is somewhat stoic as he speaks of his past.

adjective

Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application.

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A theoretical physicist

adjective

Based on theory or on possibilities

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The president does not want to answer any theoretical questions.

adjective

Based on ideas or theories, rather than practical uses of something or actual events

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Theoretical economics/physics, theoretical models/analyses/approaches, a theoretical framework/foun…

adjective

Free from disturbance; calm.

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Her tranquil gaze

adjective

Calm, quiet, and peaceful

Usage examples:

I lay on the dock under a tranquil blue sky., the tranquility of the forest helps me relax., vets h…

adjective

Calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.

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She stared at the tranquil surface of the water., the hotel is in a tranquil rural setting., a spas…

adjective

Not having or showing strong feelings.

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A flat, unemotional voice

adjective

Not having or expressing strong feelings, often when this is surprising or a bad thing

Usage examples:

Investigators said the couple seemed oddly unemotional about the disappearance., they described him…

adjective

Not perturbed or concerned.

Usage examples:

Kenneth seems unperturbed by the news