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dianoetic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /daɪənəʊˈɛtɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discursive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διανοητικός (dianoētikós, “pertaining to thinking”), from διανοητός (dianoētós), verbal adjective of διανοέομαι (dianoéomai, “to think”), from δια- (dia-, “through”) + νοέω (noéō, “to think, suppose”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: διανοητικός (dianoïtikós) — pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual
  • Ancient Greek: διανοητικός (dianoētikós) — pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual
  • Italian: dianoetico — pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual
  • Russian: дискурсивный (diskursivnyj) — pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual