Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noetic

/noʊˈɛt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: noet-ic
IPA: /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.

adj

Originating in or apprehended by reason.

noun

The science of the intellect.

noun

A purely intellectual entity.

Example Sentences

"Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: νοητικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/
British English: /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more noetic (comparative) most noetic (superlative) noetick (alternative, obsolete) noetics (plural)

Derived Forms

autonoetic noegenesis noetically

Phrases

noetic flatness

Frequently Paired Words

noesis

Synonyms

intellectual rational

Questions

How do you pronounce noetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/.
What does noetic mean?: Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
Where does noetic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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