Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teleological

/tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: tele-o-log-i-cal
IPA: /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.

Example Sentences

"It will be seen that this doctrine is optimistic and teleological: the universe and everything in it is developing towards something continually better than what went before."
"Do I believe in God? I'm what you would call a teleological, existential atheist. I believe that there's an intelligence to the universe, with the exception of certain parts of New Jersey."

Etymology

Etymology tree English teleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English teleologic English -al English teleological From teleologic + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more teleological (comparative) most teleological (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiteleological ateleological dysteleological nonteleological teleologically unteleological

Phrases

teleological argument

Rhymes With

genealogical ornithological serological

Questions

How do you pronounce teleological?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛliːəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/.
What does teleological mean?: Of or pertaining to teleology; showing evidence of design or purpose.
Where does teleological come from?: Etymology tree English teleology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English teleologic English -al English teleological From teleologic + -al.

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