Standard Lemma guide

homeopathic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Extremely dilute, insipid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the diluted remedies used in homeopathy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the practice of homeopathy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • homeopathic medicine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: allopathic

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek ὅμοιος (hómoios)bor. English homeo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -pathic English homeopathic From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: гомеапатычны (hómjeapatyčny) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Belarusian: гамеапатычны (hamjeapatyčny) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Bulgarian: хомеопати́чен (homeopatíčen) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Catalan: homeopàtic — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Czech: homeopatický — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Danish: homøopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Dutch: homeopathisch — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Finnish: homeopaattinen — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • French: homéopathique — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Friulian: omeopatic — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Galician: homeopático — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • German: homöopathisch — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Greek: ομοιοπαθητικός (omoiopathitikós) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Hungarian: homeopátiás — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Hungarian: homeopatikus — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Hungarian: hasonszenvi — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Irish: hoiméapatach — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Italian: omeopatico — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Macedonian: хомеопатски (homeopatski) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: homøopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: homeopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: homøopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: homeopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Occitan: omeopatic — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Polish: homeopatyczny — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Portuguese: homeopático — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Romanian: homeopatic — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Russian: гомеопати́ческий (gomeopatíčeskij) — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Spanish: homeopático — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Swedish: homeopatisk — of or pertaining to homeopathy
  • Turkish: homeopatik — of or pertaining to homeopathy