philosophizing

phi·los·o·phize

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fi-los-uh-fahyz]
- /fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz/
- /fɪˈlɒs.ə.faɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fi-los-uh-fahyz]
- /fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz/

Definitions of philosophizing word

verb without object philosophizing to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner. 1
verb without object philosophizing to think or reason as a philosopher. 1
noun philosophizing the practice of talking or thinking about important subjects imprecisely or boringly, sometimes instead of doing something practical 0
noun philosophizing the practice of explaining philosophically 0

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Origin of philosophizing

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; philosoph(y) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Philosophizing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Philosophizing

philosophizing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for philosophizing

noun philosophizing

apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
conception — A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind.
intellection — the action or process of understanding; the exercise of the intellect; reasoning.

All 3 Synonyms of philosophizing

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