Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaphysical

/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: meta-phys-i-cal
IPA: /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to metaphysics.

adj

Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics.

adj

Immaterial, supersensual, beyond the physical.

Example Sentences

"The roots of authority, on the contrary, always had a metaphysical character."
"Magritte offers us ontological shock treatments to jar us out of our metaphysical slumbers, but proposes no satisfying alternative."

Etymology

From Middle English metaphisicalle, methafisical, from Medieval Latin metaphysicālis. By surface analysis, meta- + physical.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: metaphisicalle, metaphysicālis

Inflected Forms

metaphysickal (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

ametaphysical antimetaphysical antimetaphysicalism extrametaphysical hypermetaphysical metametaphysical metaphysicality metaphysically metaphysicalness metaquotidian nonmetaphysical postmetaphysical

Phrases

metaphysical naturalism

Frequently Paired Words

transcendental

Rhymes With

physical

Questions

How do you pronounce metaphysical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪkəl/.
What does metaphysical mean?: Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
Where does metaphysical come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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