noetic

English

WOTD – 6 April 2009

Alternative forms

• noetick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νοητικός (noētikós), ultimately from νοέω (noéō, “I see, understand”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəʊˈɛt.ɪk/
• IPA^(key): /noʊˈɛt.ɪk/

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Adjective

noetic (comparative more noetic, superlative most noetic)

1. Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
2. Originating in or apprehended by reason.

Translations

of or pertaining to the mind or intellect

• Czech: noetický
• Finnish: ymmärryksellinen
• French: noétique (fr)
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• Italian: noetico
• Russian: у́мственный (ru) (úmstvennyj), интеллектуа́льный (ru) (intellektuálʹnyj)
• Spanish: noético

originating in or apprehended by reason

• Czech: noetický
• Finnish: ymmärryksellinen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: noétique (fr)

Noun

noetic (plural noetics)

1. The science of the intellect.
2. A purely intellectual entity.

Translations

the science of the intellect

• Czech: noetika f
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purely intellectual entity

• Czech: noetika f
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Anagrams

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