Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philosophe

/ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: philosophe
IPA: /ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.

noun

An incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Dynes, good superannuated philosophe that he is, is as anti-clerical as he is "rationalist," but he surely shouldn't be taken seriously here."

Etymology

Borrowed from French philosophe (“philosopher”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

philosophes (plural)

Derived Forms

philosophess

Questions

How do you pronounce philosophe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪl.əˈzɒf/.
What does philosophe mean?: Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
Where does philosophe come from?: Borrowed from French philosophe (“philosopher”).

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