socratic
/səˈkɹætɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods.
noun
A proponent of the philosophy or methods of Socrates.
Example Sentences
- "His closest companions were handsome young boys who worshipped him and his game, whom Bill sought to remake in his own image. He had no family, no real heirs, and so his boys were his spiritual sons as well as his heirs in tennis. They were his lovers as well. Theirs was a relationship of a Socratic sort, a pedagogical eroticism between an adolescent protege which ingaged them in a mutual project of spiritual and physical development."
- "a Socratic question"
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Σωκρᾰ́της (Sōkrắtēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek Σωκρᾰτῐκός (Sōkrătĭkós)bor. Latin Sōcratic(us)bor. English Socratic Borrowed from Latin Sōcratic(us). By surface analysis, Socrat(es) + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˈkɹætɪk/