Meaning of philosophical in English

philosophical
adjective
US
/ˌfɪl·əˈsɑf·ɪ·kəl/

relating to philosophy:
Pragmatism is a philosophical theory.

To be philosophical about something, esp. something disappointing, is

to accept it calmly:
You just have to be philosophical about losing some games, because you
can’t win them all.
philosophically
adverb US/ˌfɪl·əˈsɑf·ɪ·kli/
Even though we disagree philosophically, he's a good personal friend and
I sincerely hope he will recover.

(Definition of philosophical from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge

University Press)

philosophical | ENGLISH
philosophical
adjective
UK
/ˌfɪl.əˈsɒf.ɪ.kəl/ US
/ˌfɪl.əˈsɑː.fɪ.kəl/

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relating to the study or writing of philosophy:
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phil·o·soph·i·cal | \ ˌfi-lə-ˈsä-fi-kəl also -ˈzä- \

variants: or less commonly philosophic \ ˌfi-lə-ˈsä-fik also -ˈzä- \
Definition of philosophical
1a: of or relating to philosophers or philosophy
b: based on philosophy
2: characterized by the attitude of a philosopherspecifically : calm or
unflinching in the face of trouble, defeat, or loss
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variants: also philosophic

Synonyms & Antonyms of philosophical

 being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental
questions of the world
 A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought
about the great mysteries of life.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms for philosophical

 introspective,
 retrospective,
 self-reflective
 earnest,
 grave,
 sedate,
 serious,
 serious-minded,
 severe,
 sober,
 solemn,
 somber
 (or sombre),
 weighty
 analytic
 (or analytical),
 logical,
 rational
 deliberate,
 purposeful
 absentminded,
 abstracted,
 preoccupied
 broody,
 cogitative,
 contemplative,
 meditative,
 melancholy,
 musing,
 pensive,
 reflective,
 ruminant,
 ruminative,
 thoughtful

Antonyms and Near Antonyms for philosophical

 featherbrained,
 flighty,
 flippant,
 frivolous,
 goofy,
 harebrained,
 light-headed,
 scatterbrained
 brainless,
 mindless,
 silly,
 thoughtless,
 unthinking
 unreflective

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