theoretical

English

Etymology

From theoretic +‎ -al. Compare Latin theoreticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌθiəˈɹɛtɪkl/
• Rhymes: -ælɪti

Adjective

theoretical (comparative more theoretical, superlative most theoretical)

1. Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

Derived terms

• intertheoretical
• intratheoretical
• nontheoretical

Coordinate terms

• practical

Translations

Of or relating to theory

• Asturian: teóricu (ast)
• Catalan: teòric (ca)
• Czech: teoretický (cs) m
• Dutch: theoretisch (nl)
• Esperanto: teoria (eo)
• Faroese: ástøðiligur (fo)
• Finnish: teoreettinen (fi)
• French: théorique (fr)
• Galician: teórico (gl)
• German: theoretisch (de)
• Hindi: इल्मी (hi), सैद्धांतिक (hi), सैद्धान्तिक (hi)
• Hungarian: elméleti (hu)

• Irish: teoiriciúil (ga)
• Italian: teorico (it)
• Polish: teoretyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: teórico (pt)
• Russian: теоретический (ru) (teoretíčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
• Slovene: teorétičen (sl)
• Spanish: teórico (es)
• Turkish: teorik (tr), kuramsal (tr)
• Urdu: علمی (ur)
• Volapük: teorik (vo), teorodik (vo)