philosophical

«philosophical» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with philosophy — thinking deeply about big… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (philosophical; adverb philosophically)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with philosophy — thinking deeply about big questions like what is true, right or real. tree →

2) Calm and accepting when something bad happens: «He was philosophical about losing.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: philosophy for children (P4C) asks philosophical questions — «Is it ever OK to lie?» In stories: Rat or Badger may be philosophical, accepting things calmly. Phrase: be philosophical about something.

examples

• «Do animals think?» is a philosophical question. tree →
• He was philosophical about missing the bus. tree →
• We had a philosophical chat about friendship. tree →
• Badger took the news philosophically. tree →
• The book has a philosophical feel. tree →
• Alice's Cheshire Cat makes philosophical jokes. tree →
• He refused to accept his teacher's philosophical tenets on the mere ground of their traditional authority. tree →

note

From philosophy. Spelling: ph- at the start and in the middle sounds f: phil-o-SOF-ical.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «philosophical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.