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ontological

adj · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒntəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AA2 N T AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to ontology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to ontology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • ontological speculations

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ontology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English ontological From ontology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ontolóxicu — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Belarusian: анталагі́чны (antalahíčny) — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Catalan: ontològic — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 存在论的 (Cúnzàilùnde) — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Czech: ontologický — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Danish: ontologisk — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Dutch: ontologisch — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Dutch: met betrekking tot het zijnde — of, or relating to, ontology
  • French: ontologique — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Galician: ontolóxico — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Georgian: ონტოლოგიური (onṭologiuri) — of, or relating to, ontology
  • German: ontologisch — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Haitian Creole: ontolojik — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Hungarian: ontológiai — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Italian: ontologico — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Latvian: ontoloģisks — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Polish: ontologiczny — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Portuguese: ontológico — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Romanian: ontologic — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Russian: онтологи́ческий (ontologíčeskij) — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Serbo-Croatian: ontòloškī — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Spanish: ontológico — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Swedish: ontologisk — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Ukrainian: онтологі́чний (ontolohíčnyj) — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Welsh: ontolegol — of, or relating to, ontology
  • Yiddish: אָנטאָלאָגיש (ontologish) — of, or relating to, ontology