Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noema

/noʊˈimə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: noe-ma
IPA: /noʊˈimə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The perceived as perceived

noun

That which is perceived in the noesis/noema duality

noun

An obscure and subtle speech.

Example Sentences

""How is it that the noema can be both a sense and the intended objectivity itself? Husserl distinguishes three moments in the noema: the thetic characteristic (noematic correlate of the act-quality), the 'noematic' sense (the assimilation of the act-matter into the newly conceived intentional content), and the determined X (the "innermost moment" of the noema)."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόημα (nóēma, “concept”, “idea”, “perception”, “thought”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊˈimə/
British English: /nəʊˈiːmə/

Inflected Forms

noemata (plural) noêma (alternative) noëma (alternative) noēma (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

noesis

Questions

How do you pronounce noema?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊˈimə/.
What does noema mean?: The perceived as perceived
Where does noema come from?: From Ancient Greek νόημα (nóēma, “concept”, “idea”, “perception”, “thought”).

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