peripatetic
See also: Peripatetic
English
WOTD – 18 January 2008
Alternative forms
- peripatetick (obsolete)
- Peripatetic (Aristotelian)
Etymology
From French péripatétique, from Latin peripatēticus, from Ancient Greek περιπατητικός (peripatētikós, “given to walking around”), from περιπατέω (peripatéō, “I walk around”), from περί (perí, “around”) (English peri-)+ πατέω (patéō, “I walk”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹ.ɪ.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/, /ˌpɛɹ.ə.pəˈtɛt.ɪk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɪk
Adjective
peripatetic (comparative more peripatetic, superlative most peripatetic)
- Tending to walk about.
- Constantly travelling.
- (philosophy, usually capitalized) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic
- 1642, James Howell, Instructions For Foreign Travel:
- The true peripatetic school.
Translations
walking about; itinerant
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constantly traveling
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Having to do with Aristotle's philosophy or school of thought
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Noun
peripatetic (plural peripatetics)
- One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant.
- Synonyms: wayfarer, itinerant, pedestrian, nomad
- (philosophy, usually capitalized) Alternative letter-case form of Peripatetic (“Aristotelian”)
- 1961, Albert Upton, Design for Thinking: A First Book in Semantics, section 11:
- He who would think clearly must think like a peripatetic even if he is unwilling to walk like one.
Translations
one who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant
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Aristotelian — see Aristotelian
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French péripatétique.
Adjective
peripatetic m or n (feminine singular peripatetică, masculine plural peripatetici, feminine and neuter plural peripatetice)
Declension
Declension of peripatetic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | peripatetic | peripatetică | peripatetici | peripatetice | ||
definite | peripateticul | peripatetica | peripateticii | peripateticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | peripatetic | peripatetice | peripatetici | peripatetice | ||
definite | peripateticului | peripateticei | peripateticilor | peripateticelor |
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